Patrick James Gallagher - 1950-1990

GALLAGHER, LARKIN, BEISKER, ALLISON, VERTHEIN

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 8/20/2011 at 20:57:12

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON STANDARD, January 23, 1990
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Funeral services for Patrick James Gallagher, age 40, were held at 11 a.m. Friday January 19 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery with Hanson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Casket bearers were Bob Larkin, Jerry Goeke, Gene Hitchcock, Mike Quillin, Kevin Quillin, and Troy Gallgher. Honorary pallbearers were the instructors and students of the Tae Kwon Do School.

Patrick James Gallagher, son of Vernon F. and Frances Marie (Larkin) Gallagher, was born January 10, 1950 in Waukon, Iowa. He attended St. John's School for the Deaf in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1953-1966. He graduated from the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, Iowa on May 23, 1970. Pat was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic church, Knights of Columbus, Waukon Jaycees, and Lions Club. He managed and umpired Little League Softball in Waukon and participated in Jung's Tae Kwon Do for eight years. He earned a Black Belt. He was currently an instructor in Tae Kwon Do.

Patrick Gallagher died Monday, January 15, 1990 in an automobile accident. He was preceded in death by a brother, David Gallagher.

Pat is survived by his parents; 4 sisters, Monica (John) Beisker, Martha (Mike) Allison, and Mary (Mark) Verthein, all of Waukon, Iowa, and Sister Mary Suzanne (Theresa) Gallagher of Oaklawn, Illinois; and 4 brothers, Maurice Gallagher of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Michael Gallagher of San Francisco, California, Daniel Gallagher of Alburnett, Iowa and Paul Gallagher of Irving, Texas.

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