(Patterson Township, PA)  Once a household name known for his family restaurants in the region, Lou Pappan has passed away. According to Scott Tady of the Beaver County Times, Pappan passed away at his home in Patterson Heights, surrounded by family. Many will be able to recall seeing Pappan appearing in his own commercials. After starting his restaurant business in Beaver Falls, he opened the first Pappan’s Family Restaurant in New Brighton in the mid 1960s. Pappan was 92 years old.