Paul Gazzerro Jr., the former vice president for finance and chief financial officer for the University of Pennsylvania, died on October 16 at age 84.

Mr. Gazzerro earned a bachelor’s degree from Bryant University and an MBA from Syracuse University. He served in the Finance Corp of the U.S. Army and held financial positions at State University Hospital of the Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse; Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois;Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and Hahnemann University in Philadelphia before joining Penn.

He was hired as vice president for finance in 1982 and also became vice president for financial planning and analysis in 1984. He left in 1985 to become senior vice president for administration and finance at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. While at Penn, he briefly held a role as acting treasurer for the Board of Trustees.

He retired in 2007 as vice president for finance emeritus of Albright College after 13 years there.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Sally J. (Johnson); children, Mary Bernate, Paul III and Peter; grandchildren, Nicolas, Elizabeth, Danielle, Mark and Anna; and siblings, Margarete DeRaimo and Angelo.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Doctors Without Borders, 333 7th Ave., New York, New York 10001.