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Thomas Gordon Bobick

Dr. Thomas Gordon Bobick, formerly of Clymer, Pa., passed away Tuesday, June 24, was the son of Helen Wingard Bobick and John Bobick received his undergraduate degree at Penn State and graduate degrees at the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University. He was a professional engineer, a certified safety professional and a professional Bobick devoted his life to worker safety. He had a 52-year career with the federal government as a research safety engineer at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). He was a patent holder as a co-inventor of safety devices in service to workers at job Bobick authored or co-authored over 110 peer-reviewed technical research Bobick's honors included:Chair of the A10.50 subcommittee on Heat Stress Management, 2020 – 2025. This Standard was approved by ANSI/ASSP (American National Standards Institute/American Society of Safety Professionals) January 4, 2024. This is the first National consensus Standard dealing with heat stress in construction and demolition work 2024 Thomas F. Bresnahan Standards Medal from ASSP for his extensive work in developing and advocating voluntary national consensus standards in occupational safety and health, including a groundbreaking heat stress management standard that is expected to save many Safety Professional of the Year, 2016, Construction Practice SpecialtyEngineer of the Year, 2013, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his infant sister, Betsey; his sister-in-law, Marianne; his brother, James; and his nephew, in addition to his wife, Dr. Saya Rebecca Bobick, are his stepson, Steven Markovich; brother, Bruce (Sally) Bobick; sister- in-law, Dr. Sandra Bobick; brother-in-law, George (Marcy) Rosich; nephews, Dr. Michael (Tania) Bobick, Michael (Tori) Rosich, Matthew Rosich; and nieces, Bridget (David) James, and Dr. Bryna Bobick, and their and memorials are private. Those wishing to remember Tom in a special way are encouraged to donate to a local animal shelter. Tom, we are no longer a para(docs).