Staff report
Patrick “Pat” Lynch, CHTM, CBET, CCE, MBA, CPHIMS, recently passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Several members of the HTM community shared the sad news on LinkedIn with many more added thoughtful comments about the HTM trailblazer and guru.
Enrique Vazquez posted, “Let us take a moment to remember Patrick K. Lynch, a dear friend who has left us. Our hearts are heavy with grief, but we find solace in the knowledge that he is now at peace in the loving care of the Lord. May we all find the strength to carry the beautiful memories of Patrick in our hearts and cherish the time we had together. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this difficult time. Rest in peace, Patrick. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.”
“RIP Pat Lynch the Chief Do Gooder of the HTM Community,” added ZRG Medical President Tony Lively. “You will not find a better mentor, friend, HTM professional than Pat. He wrote many articles for Medical Dealer magazine. Spoke at many HTM conferences. Started Biomeds Without Borders. Did many mission trips. You will not find a more likeable, funny guy than Pat. Glad he got to enjoy life after biomed with his camper and maintaining the trails around his house. This guy will be missed for sure.”
“Thank you for your kind words Enrique, I could not have said it better. Pat was certainly one of a kind. I remember when he joined TriMedx back around 2008, and announced there was ‘a new Sheriff in town.’ I saw him at the 2009 AAMI Conference in Baltimore, and again in Walt Disney during the 2014 Florida Biomed Conference, always friendly, always bigger-than-life. I am sorry to read of his passing,” shared Management & Technology Solutuons Inc. Biomedical Supervisor Martin Winebrenner, CBET.
Lynch is the recipient of the inaugural Tech Choice Lifetime Achievement Award presented by TechNation magazine based on nominations and online voting by the HTM community. The Tech Choice Awards (Wrenchies) are the “people’s choice” awards of the HTM industry. The Lifetime Achievement Award is sponsored by Tri-Imaging Solutions.
Indiana Biomedical Society Vice President Kelly VanDeWalker nominated Pat for the award.
“Pat Lynch has long been an advocate of the biomedical field and everyone that works in it, working with the top professional organizations all the way down to the state biomedical societies as well as working overseas with mission groups and foreign hospitals,” VanDeWalker wrote. “You could walk into almost any biomedical shop, mention Pat’s name and someone would know who he is, and some would have even worked with him on some committee.”
“For some of us, Pat is a go-to to find out information or answers about changes in the career field,” he added. “His resume and background speak for itself.”
“There is not another person more deserving of this award at this time than Pat Lynch,” VanDeWalker concluded.
MD Publishing President John Krieg echoed that sentiment.
“The outpouring of votes for Pat was incredible. In fact, one fellow nominee, Ken O’Day of BC Group, requested that all of his votes be given to Pat as he felt Pat was deserving of the win” Krieg said. “This award is well-deserved for the positive impact and support Pat has given to the HTM community throughout his many years of dedicated service.”
The HTM community agreed with overwhelming support. Hundreds of biomeds logged in and voted for Pat to receive the inaugural award.
HTM colleagues also shared an abundance of comments expressing Pat’s positive impact on biomedical engineering and biomeds everywhere.
