Patricia B. Tomaselli, 63 years old, a 14 year resident of Annapolis, MD, lost her battle to Metastasized Breast Cancer on October 4, 2011. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1948. She attended University of Pittsburg and Pepperdine University earning a MBA.
Diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer to the bone in 2007, Patricia “Pat” Tomaselli was the former Sector Director of Security for Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems. She was a 35 year employee of the corporation, beginning her career with the Westinghouse Electric Company in Buffalo NY, Pittsburgh PA, New York City and Sunnyvale California before the acquisition by Northrop Grumman in 1996. She became Sector Director in 1998 with the responsibility for both classified and physical security operations in 35 states and 29 countries. She stepped down from that position for health reasons in 2007 and entered the disability ranks in 2009. Pat has been an active voice in Industry associations as the former chairman of the Security Committee of the Aerospace Industries Association and the National Defense Industry Assn. She was chosen by Industry and the Department of Defense to represent Defense Contractors on a Government Board called the NISPPAC from 2001 to 2005 and in 2007 won the Donald Woodbridge Award for Security Excellence, one of the highest individual honors in the Security industry. In 2009 she and a team of colleagues won the Northrop Grumman’s highest honor, the Chairman’s Award, for their support of the three employees kidnapped in Colombia for five and a half years.
Pat lived with her granddaughter, Kya, in Annapolis, where she sponsored four midshipmen of the US Naval Academy. She also volunteered at Annapolis High School. Pat was deeply involved in Metavivor, a non-profit organization for research and support of patients that have Metastatic Breast Cancer. As Director of Support she was deeply involved with this fantastic organization. Pat, loving mother of, Tabetha (Matthew) Bokovoy of Lincoln, Nebraska and Tara Masterson of Washington, D.C. and grandmother of Kya Masterson, Kestrel Carr, Spencer Bokovoy and Brothers Hugh (Kathy) Blake, Dennis Blake and Frank DeSabio and the many nephews, nieces and nine cousins. She is proceeded in death by her parents Josephine and Hugh Blake and her sister Maureen DeSabio. We like to also acknowledge the incredible support of the Hospice of the Chesapeake for their compassionate care, friendship and guidance through this journey.
