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Patrick M. Catania

CATANIA, PATRICK MICHAEL, “The Legend”, was born September 7, 1949 to Frank and Beatrice Catania. Patrick, a resident of Coral Gables, passed away on May 24, 2010 while courageously fighting a short but arduous battle with cancer at Dr. Ursula Jacob’s Klinik in Germany. Patrick was larger than life and has left a deep void in the lives of those he touched. He is survived by Susie Catania, law student at the University of Miami; Danny Catania, art-ist, and public insurance adjuster for the family company (children of Susan Loveland); Frankie Catania, preschooler; and step-daughter Sarah Jane Rogers, middle-school student (children of his loving companion Jackie Vihlen); his future son-in- law Daniel Odess, Operating Manager of East Coast Public Adjusters, and his niece and nephew Nicolina and Carmine Venezia. Patrick, an entrepreneur, was the President of East Coast Public Adjusters and East Coast Appraisers for over twenty-five years where he was a passionate fighter and true advocate for the policy holder’s rights. Patrick was instrumental in affecting the interpretation of insurance law in the state of Florida, on behalf of the insured. Patrick also invented the revolutionary software result- ing in the foundation of MySmartClaims.com, an innovative system for adjusting online insurance claims throughout the United States. Patrick’s passions included family, cooking, cars, and traveling the world.

Read Pat’s obituary as it was published in The Miami Herald on May 30, 2010.