Patrick is survived by his mother Penelope Salmons of Tampa, his sister Theodora Xenia Duda (Alex), his brother Daye Salmons (Cathy), his nephew Anthony Carreno, his nieces Leila Ossi, Nyssa Ossi, Harper Duda, & Sharee Salmons, his aunts Eleni and Irene, and his cousins Christina and Pavlos of Thessaloniki, Greece, and Theodora of Munich, Germany. Patrick is also survived by his brothers and sisters in Christ at Calvary Chapel of Brandon. He was preceded in death by his father Ernie Day Salmons. He was also preceded in death by James and Verna Kirk Salmons (paternal grandparents), Theodore and Xanthippe Angelidis of Thessaloniki, Greece (maternal grandparents), and his nephew Bobby Salmons. He was dearly loved and is missed by his family, friends and the extended family of his home church where he faithfully attended every opportunity for fellowship and volunteering.
Patrick was born on January 1,1976 in Oklahoma City with a curious mind and natural gift for exploring all things electronic & mechanical. One of his first experiences as an engineer was at 18 months old when he split the cord of power supply, inserted the ends into the electrical outlet, and made the phone ring again. His parents found him behind the couch, sporting a diaper and pacifier, with the wires in the wall outlet. Patrick was always taking apart his Christmas and birthday gifts to see how they worked and even invented new ones from combining parts of old ones. Family members were always stepping on parts left behind. At the age of 11 his mother (who was working for IBM) was issued a PC for home. IBM technical support determined that the PC needed to be replaced, but Patrick used his Christmas gift of a soldering kit to fix it. Penelope bought him his own home computer, and he immediately began programming and figuring out code, all before entering high school.
Patrick graduated in 2000 with a B.S. in Computer Sciences from the USF College of Engineering. His career was already in motion prior to graduation in Information Technology for H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in the Bioinformatics Department. Patrick worked at Moffitt until 2004 but in that short time he left a legacy that is still in use today. While working at Moffitt Patrick met his best friend (who became like a brother) Tim Grose. It was Tim who invited Patrick to come to Calvary Chapel, and it was because of this invitation that Patrick dedicated his life to the Lord and developed a desire to know more about Jesus. Patrick and his office mate Tim were tasked with solving one of the biggest issues Moffitt faced heading into Y2k: the storage of massive amounts of stagnant patient data that had been accumulated following the transition from paperless to digital. Patrick developed code that created an interface for the research scientists to access the data in order to do predictive modeling, for treatment protocols, and the support of clinical trials for cancer patients (known as the MOPPDB Site) and for diabetics in the development of a multi-regional randomization scheme called TRIGR (www.trigr.org). This program became part of an international research study to reduce the risk of diabetes. Patrick also contributed to improving business processes at the hospital. He redefined ‘business’ from just an administrative function to a multi-purpose opportunity for both registration and research. Patrick digitally translated the new patient registration process into an informational database to allow the scheduling personnel not only to make the appointments but also to allow the research team to capture and identify additional data from the patients’ self-reported background information. They were able to identify trends, influence additional areas of research, and tailor a treatment plan for specific individual needs. This led to the identification of patients on the same day they entered the hospital as candidates for clinical trials and treatment.
During Patrick’s 28-year career as a consultant he was constantly challenging himself and never stopped learning more about how things work. Patrick participated in several extracurricular opportunities and performed independent contracting work. Patrick supported the Cancer Control Journal. He developed software for enabling NASA’s pioneering in telemedicine by developing protocols for the ‘24/7 telephony-enabled’ national enrollment of subjects for research studies. In 2009 he transitioned out of the clinical research world and went to work for HR Global outsourcer (SHRS) where he applied the techniques he had developed in bioinformatics in order to meet the company’s expansion goals by network distribution for the access of specific client company data. He realized he was breaking new ground by taking the data from informational to transactional. Patrick was then recruited back to USF where he stayed until 2012. While there, he developed a reporting infrastructure using web intelligence documents. This opportunity was deployed for reporting to the Florida Board of Governors. He developed and supported the creation of a data warehouse for SUDS (the regulatory system to the Florida Board of Governors) & AMCAS (applications to the medical school), as well as the Crest evaluation (for Residents and Attending physicians). He also developed the algorithms for the Memory Disorder Clinic application through the College of Medicine and COPH portfolios (tracking student trends in Public Health).
Instead of climbing a financial ladder Patrick measured success by seeking opportunities for helping businesses grow. Patrick then accepted a position from a company called Gainesville Coins where he worked until 2014. While there he expanded the trading activities of this local company, helping transform it into a financial global enterprise. Patrick was sought by his old boss (at SHRS) and recruited to the startup ScreeningOne/ApplicantOne where he worked until it was sold in 2020. He participated in the development of a system to serve middle stage companies in their talent recruitment management and in customer metrics through process tailoring thereby accelerating their growth. Patrick then accepted a position in IT privacy/security/compliance at the Centene corporation. He quickly acclimated and assumed the responsibility of handling the company’s corporate compliance protocols, their library management supporting filing for the state governments, and the integration of multiple database platforms (Teradata, SQL & Oracle).
Although Patrick experienced a vast professional career for which he often traveled, he spent the majority of his life in Florida and made his adult home in Brandon. No matter where he was or what he was doing Jesus and family were always a priority for Patrick. He loved his multicultural family, from his father’s Appalachian roots in Kentucky and West Virginia to his mother’s roots in her Native Greece. He embraced both sides of his family tree with his arms wide open for both cultures in food, music and traveling. Patrick and his sister visited Greece together often and from childhood into adulthood he remained captivated by its beauty. He loved roaming Thessaloniki (where his extended family resided) and visiting Meteora and Mt. Athos.
Patrick will be remembered as sweet, compassionate, and honest with strong moral principles. He had a stellar intellect and used it with unshakeable integrity and sincere humility. He was quiet. He spoke when he was spoken to, but he had a delectable sense of dry wit. He was a very deep thinker and was always ready to help when he was needed. Patrick was generous in spirit and in deed. He was never concerned about amassing material wealth. Patrick had a true servant’s heart. He was always ready to extract humor from the ordinary. He was a loyal and intensely dedicated individual who loved whatever he was involved in. Patrick was excited to be involved in his new endeavor of volunteering in the church’s prison ministry. He loved his family and friends, but he was particularly joyful when spending time with his nephew and nieces. Above all Patrick was passionate about his faith in the Biblical God and was an active and dedicated member of the Calvary Chapel of Brandon, learning, practicing and modeling Jesus’s love. He witnessed about Jesus to anyone who would listen and would always end any meeting with family or friends with a sincere profession of his love for them. Patrick would also say, in addition to his love, that Jesus loved them and encourage them to please take the time to get to know Him more.
Private Interment occurred on May 5th with immediate family, and a few close friends with Commitment Remarks, Eulogy, and Prayer by Pastor Marc Orozco of Calvary Chapel of Brandon.
A Celebration of Patrick’s Life for Family and Friends will take place on Saturday May 18th at 11:00 a.m. at the Calvary Church of Brandon at 1331 Kingsway Road. A luncheon will follow at the church community center at the same location. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Patrick’s life. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Calvary Chapel of Brandon specifically designated in Patrick’s name to the Prison Ministry.
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