HISTORY OF THE PATCH

Worn Until 1991	Current Patch

The departments Current patch was designed by the late Felix Tartalone in 1991 at the request of his brother, Casper Tartalone who was Mayor at the time. Felix was an art teacher at Homer Center High School for 35 years and a life long resident of Homer City. The building on the bottom of the patch is the oldest building in the Borough of Homer City and is currently the Savings and Trust Bank. The building in the background is the Homer City Generating Station which is a coal based generating plant that encompasses the tallest smoke stack in the United States.