Patrick (Pake) Stephen Gallagher, 40, of Wayne passed away on October 7, 2021. Some might say Pake Gallagher was a consistent man. Take, for example, his choice of music. Once Pake found Eddie (Pearl Jam), Bob (Marley), Jim (The Doors) or Huey (Lewis & the News), he never felt the need to stray (no matter how hard his friends and relatives tried). Or his love for pickles – so consistent he earned the nickname Uncle Pickles from his nieces and nephews. He also had a consistent fashion sense. From the first time Pake saw himself in a mirror with a backwards baseball cap, it was love at first sight. Storytelling was something else Pake found consistency in. Every time he would recount a favorite story of his, it would grow and become even more ridiculous than the last time he told it. Which makes sense, because making the people he loved happy was Pake’s fuel in life. Like the time Pake was 14 and hid in his sister’s closet for nearly an hour waiting for the exact moment to jump out in a ludicrous cowboy outfit to do a full rendition of Sir-Mix-A-Lot’s 1992 classic, Baby Got Back. Anything to bring a smile to the face of those he loved. But while Pake loved the good times, he didn’t shy away from the tough times. Pake was always there when you needed him, oftentimes before you even had a chance to ask. And when he was there, he was REALLY there. Whether it was being that fun uncle at his niece or nephew’s birthday party (you could always count on him to bring the pinata) or helping a friend in a time of need, Pake was always 100% present, giving his entire self to every situation. He didn’t know any other way. Pake was consistently loyal, fiercely loyal. He loved people and people loved him. Once you were in that circle of love, you were in it for life. Pake was also consistently selfless. As one friend said, “to do Pake a favor was actually allowing him to do you a favor.” But nothing was more consistent about Pake than his love and devotion for his family. Family was everything to Pake. He was proud to be a Gallagher, beloved son of Barbara (nee Puncsak) and Daniel Gallagher, Sr., and adored sibling to Julia (Olivier) Jédelé, Daniel (Stephanie) Gallagher and Ted Gallagher. He gave all of them as much unconditional love as any one person could give. Growing up on Midland Avenue in downtown Wayne, attending SKS for grade school, St. Joseph’s Prep for high school followed by Saint Joseph's University brought him so much joy that he felt following the same path for his family was best. So, he built a successful career in commercial real estate, rising to managing director of JLL Real Estate while raising his family in Wayne, and even sending his kids to SKS (see note above about consistency). But being a Gallagher expanded well beyond immediate family. Pake was surrounded by Gallagher cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents from the day he was born and he wouldn’t have had it any other way. Speaking of his family, there was only one thing that could have brought more happiness to Pake than being a Gallagher, and that was being a dad. With his wife Aimee, Pake felt truly blessed to have his children: Aidan, Finnegan and Elle. To say that Aidan, Finn and Elle were his world would not be doing his love for them justice. His efforts to bring smiles to their faces knew no boundaries (on their birthdays he could be seen crashing the SKS lunch room to sit with them for lunch and bring them their favorite candy). And to end this on the theme of consistency, everyone who has ever crossed paths with Pake has something in common, and that’s having been touched by Pake’s heart. Pake had this magical power to make everyone feel special, like they were the center of his universe. Without you knowing it, he gave you his heart every time he saw you. And while Pake may no longer be with us like he once was, he’ll always live on because no one can forget how that sharing of his heart made us feel. Relatives and friends are invited to greet the Gallagher family on Thursday, October 14th at 9am at St. Katherine of Sienna church, 104 S Aberdeen Ave, Wayne, PA where Patrick’s funeral mass will immediately follow at 11am. Interment at SS Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, PA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a fund being established by Pake’s family to help provide for the education of Pake’s children. For information please contact Dan Gallagher at dmgallagherjr@gmail.com or Bob Saia at RobertSaia3@gmail.com.