Patrick Fountain
SSG IA-NG
1953-1959
Patrick E. Fountain was born May 9, 1936. He was the son of Howard and Ethyle (Gorman) Fountain. Pat married Virginia Bain in June 1958, they later divorced. They had three children; Debi, Kevin, & David. Pat married Barbara Burich in January 1972; they had 2 sons Todd, & Chad.
Pat had a Highland Potato Chip truck route in Iowa City. He worked for General Pest Control in Iowa City and Mt. Pleasant Iowa. Pat moved to Mt. Pleasant in 1971. In 1974 he purchased Ruby Cleaners in Mt. Pleasant, in the late 1970’s he purchased Smitty’s Cleaners renaming the combined business Iris City Cleaners.
Pat was a licensed umpire for the state of Iowa and umpired football, softball, and baseball. He was president of the Mt. Pleasant Little League Association.
Pat was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church Mt Pleasant where he was an elder and served on several committees. He was a volunteer fireman for Mt Pleasant Fire Department. Pat died October 28, 2006.
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