Patrick Ronald Tamilia

Age 89 of Rosslyn Farms, on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Beloved husband of 67 years to Betty Jane (Koffler) Tamilia; son of the late Luigi and Catherine Mareno Tamilia; loving father of Mark (Kathleen) Tamilia and Arthur (Janet) Tamilia; brother of Ronald (Bernadette) Tamilia, Jeanette (Elder) DePaul and Lorraine (Lester) Hudson. Grandfather of Matthew (Haley) Tamilia, Kate (Bryan) Cunning, Mary Tamilia Great grandfather of Arwen Cunning. He was preceded in death by late brothers Joseph (Rose), Jack (late Anna Mae), and Gerald (Grace) Tamilia. Judge Patrick R. Tamilia was born in Pittsburgh. He attended Duquesne University, where he received his B.S., did graduate work, and received his J.D. from the School of Law. Judge Tamilia served with the U.S. Marine Corps, and received a commission as an officer in the U.S. Army Artillery.
He has served as Chairman of the Family Law Sections of the Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations and the Juvenile Judges section of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges; and member of the Supreme Court Domestic Relations Committee. Judge Tamilia was instrumental in the creation of the Neuropsychiatric Assessment Unit for Violent Children, the Parental Stress Center, and Infant Abuse Agency; Booth Parenting Program for unwed mothers and numerous other treatment programs for delinquent and dependent children. He has authored numerous articles on juvenile d e l i n q u e n c y, mental health and family court. In 2000, he authored Keystone of Justice, The Pennsylvania Superior Court, published by the Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission.
Judge Tamilia was a former Professor of Family Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Among his numerous awards are the Duquesne University Distinguished Alumnus Award, College of Arts and Science; Charter Membership in the Century Club of Distinguished Alumni of Duquesne University; the Columbus 500 Distinguished Citizen Award; and the ACBA Juvenile Justice Award, 1991. He was chairman of the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Task Force of the Allegheny County 2001 Project. He held the position of Honorary National President of the Italian Sons and Daughters of America. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Juvenile Court Procedural Rules Committee.
Judge Tamilia was elected to the Court of Common Pleas in 1969. In 1983 he was elected to a ten-year term on the Superior Court and won retention in 1993.
Friends welcome Saturday 4-6 and Sunday 1-3, 6-8pm, William Slater II Funeral Service (412-563-2800) 1650 Greentree Rd, Scott Twp 15220. Mass of Christian Burial 12:30pm Monday in Ascension Roman Catholic Church, 114 Berry St, Pgh, PA 15205. In lieu of flowers donations requested to the Italian Son's and Daughters of America Scholarship Fund, 419 Wood St, Pgh, PA, 15222.