Philip John DePasquale

Born October 14, 1949 in Johnstown, PA, he was the son of the Joan (Andrews) DePasquale and the late Joseph DePasquale. He was true and loyal sport fan, a graduate of Edinboro University with a BA in Education and loved spending time with his family and friends. He was a member of the 1967 Ambridge High School undefeated basketball team, who won the PA IAAC that year, and was inducted in the Ambridge Sports Hall of Fame 1992. He had a special fondness for children.

Along with his mother, he will be remembered by his loving wife, Pam; his brothers, Kerry DePasquale and David Andrews; his nieces and nephews; Camille, Kerry Jo, Gina (Vivek), Sam (Jennifer), Alex, Francis (Yulia), Eva (Brett), Philicia, Bethany (Jerry), Emily and Mia and great nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received Sunday, December 13, 2015 from 11am until time of service at 12 noon at the SAUL-GABAUER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 273 Route 68, Rochester, (adjacent to Sylvania Hills Memorial Park) Online condolences may be made at www.saulgabauer.com.

In Lieu of flowers, please make donations in Phil’s name to the Hope for Depression Research Foundation (www.hopefordepression.org), an organization dedicated to innovative research in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of depression.

Private inurnment will take place at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum.