Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church Monday, November 21, 2022.
Beloved son of the late Clyde and Dolores Linton; loving brother of Mary Margaret Miller, Kathy (Tom) Goettelmann, Kevin Linton and the late Gary (surviving Janet) Linton; dearest uncle of Kimberly (Gary) Kitowski, Molly (Keith) Stratman, Jay (Erin) Goettelmann, Timothy (Lucas Fox) Goettelmann, David (Tricia) Goettelmann, Gregory (Chris) Linton, Joanna (Lee) Krueger, Gary Jr. (Kathi) Linton, Jennifer (Andy) Chapman and the late Michelle Miller. Our dearest great-uncle, cousin and friend to many.
Patrick was a dedicated employee for MiTek Industries for over 44 years.
Services: Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON CHAPEL, 10151 Gravois, Tuesday, November 29, 9:30 a.m. to Cure of Ars Catholic Church for 10:00 a.m. Mass. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to American Cancer Society or Arthritis Foundation appreciated. Visitation Monday, 4-8 p.m.
I feel so fortunate to have worked with
Pat. The most dedicated person I’ve ever worked with.May our God embrace him in heaven so he knows what a great teammate he was in making MiTek as successful as it has become. I‘L.L.Bean miss you !
I feel so fortunate to have worked with
Pat. The most dedicated person I’ve ever worked with.May our God embrace him in heaven so he knows what a great teammate he was in making MiTek as successful as it has become. I‘L.L.Bean miss you !
Pat was a great guy to work with and will be missed dearly rest in piece my friend.
Pat was a great guy to work with and will be missed dearly rest in piece my friend.
Pat came to our machinery shop floor as a very young man working for his late brother Gary, grew into MiTek’s most knowledgeable resource, and gave his all to countless others until he was unable. May the Lord grant him peace and bless his beautiful life’s work with His eternal reward.
Pat came to our machinery shop floor as a very young man working for his late brother Gary, grew into MiTek’s most knowledgeable resource, and gave his all to countless others until he was unable. May the Lord grant him peace and bless his beautiful life’s work with His eternal reward.
Pat helped us for so long… he will be missed terribly. A wonderful guy, who touched so many. The strength of MiTek was made of the “bones” of people like Pat.
Pat helped us for so long… he will be missed terribly. A wonderful guy, who touched so many. The strength of MiTek was made of the “bones” of people like Pat.
Pat was a great person to have on your side when you needed anything.
He will be greatly missed by the entire BFS family.
Rest in Peace.
Pat was a great person to have on your side when you needed anything.
He will be greatly missed by the entire BFS family.
Rest in Peace.
Pat was a great mentor and friend to all. He touch many lives in his pursuit to help others. He taught me a lot and I will be forever grateful for the privilege to know him. RIP Pat.
Pat was a great mentor and friend to all. He touch many lives in his pursuit to help others. He taught me a lot and I will be forever grateful for the privilege to know him. RIP Pat.
You didn’t have to know Pat outside of the MiTek world to know what kind of person he was, and how he touched so many lives. His compassion, work ethic, dedication, and sincere desire to help people impacted so many, and made our lives better. I am honored to have worked with you, and will miss you my friend – may God Bless you.
You didn’t have to know Pat outside of the MiTek world to know what kind of person he was, and how he touched so many lives. His compassion, work ethic, dedication, and sincere desire to help people impacted so many, and made our lives better. I am honored to have worked with you, and will miss you my friend – may God Bless you.
Until we meet again my friend you will be deeply missed. My sincere condolences to the family and such a pleasure working with Pat. RIP
Until we meet again my friend you will be deeply missed. My sincere condolences to the family and such a pleasure working with Pat. RIP
Pat , wore many hats during his career at Mitek , and was very good at all of them , he was one of the most dedicated employees Mitek has had RIP my friend
Pat , wore many hats during his career at Mitek , and was very good at all of them , he was one of the most dedicated employees Mitek has had RIP my friend
I am blessed to have known Pat and to have worked with him for many years. You are going to be missed my friend. God Bless
I am blessed to have known Pat and to have worked with him for many years. You are going to be missed my friend. God Bless
Besides being a tireless worker, Pat was the consummate leader…selfless, humble, and committed to doing the right thing in the right way, always ready to lead by example. He was a true gentleman who earned respect in the same manner he gave it. I’m honored to have known him for so long in our respective careers, and to count him as one of the most reliable wingmen ever to grace the premises at MiTek. Well done good and faithful servant (Matthew 25:21).
Besides being a tireless worker, Pat was the consummate leader…selfless, humble, and committed to doing the right thing in the right way, always ready to lead by example. He was a true gentleman who earned respect in the same manner he gave it. I’m honored to have known him for so long in our respective careers, and to count him as one of the most reliable wingmen ever to grace the premises at MiTek. Well done good and faithful servant (Matthew 25:21).
I truly enjoyed the times I got to work with Pat, he was a great asset to MiTek.
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Praying for the family and friends during this difficult time.
I truly enjoyed the times I got to work with Pat, he was a great asset to MiTek.
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Praying for the family and friends during this difficult time.
Patrick holds a special place in my heart. We dated for about two years. One of the sweetest men I have ever known. And a wonderful colleague. We had so much fun together working for MiTek. It is truly sad that life ended too soon for Patrick and his brother Gary. My heart goes out to his family. Rest in peace my good friend. You will truly be missed.
Patrick holds a special place in my heart. We dated for about two years. One of the sweetest men I have ever known. And a wonderful colleague. We had so much fun together working for MiTek. It is truly sad that life ended too soon for Patrick and his brother Gary. My heart goes out to his family. Rest in peace my good friend. You will truly be missed.
Patrick holds a special place in my heart. We dated for about two years in the early days of MiTek in Earth City. And he was a wonderful colleague. We had so much fun working together at MiTek. It is truly sad that life ended too soon for Patrick and his brother Gary. Rest in peace my good friend. You will truly be missed.
Patrick holds a special place in my heart. We dated for about two years in the early days of MiTek in Earth City. And he was a wonderful colleague. We had so much fun working together at MiTek. It is truly sad that life ended too soon for Patrick and his brother Gary. Rest in peace my good friend. You will truly be missed.
Patrick Linton
In Memoriam
By Joe Kannapell
Pat Linton was a MiTek original, like none other, with his hands-on and his arms-around MiTek equipment for 44 years. He led by example, with the utmost humility, and was a key player in elevating MiTek machinery from mediocrity to magnificence. And his start, assembling two of the truss industry’s most prolific machines, couldn’t have been more auspicious. Here were Pat’s own recent recollections…
“I was hired on at Hydro-Air Engineering as an assembler late spring of 1978 at the old machinery plant on South Vandeventer. I spent the first three months basically building the press heads that would be used in the Mark 8 & 10 systems or the (world record holder multi-head) Glide-A-Way and helping out with a Beaver (floor truss machine) order every now and then.”
In mid-1978, Hydro-Air bought Art DePauw’s saw company in the Chicago suburbs and launched the most successful product line in industry history, but under incredible duress. Prior to the sale, Art had taken dozens of orders and down payments, without any means of fulfilling them, and precipitated a customer crisis that demanded drastic measures to resolve.
“I don’t remember the exact month, but I will say in September (1978) they were looking for volunteers to go up to St. Charles, Illinois to help build saws. I was young and single, so I accepted, I had nothing to lose. Steve Sueme being my age and a welder accepted to go as well so we drove up there together. Greg Finn joined us a few weeks after our arrival. It was a very small shop with a lot going on. You could see tons of parts everywhere throughout the shop since they were so busy. I have the number of 45 saws in my memory as to how many saws they had on order trying to fill. That was another reason we St. Louis people went up there, they needed help. We were working 70 plus hours a week.
Anyway, I could go on forever with more details like it being the coldest and snowiest winter that area had seen in years and how we warmed or toes up in our steel toed boots with a torch and never walked outside, you always ran to where you were going. My time there lasted 6 months and by the time I left I could build a Quadri-Cut in my sleep and a Combi-Cut with a little help from a drawing.”
Since the 12,000 sq. ft. Hydro-Air plant barely accommodated the DePauw saws, it was fortunate that a new 60,000 sq. ft. Earth City plant was ready for occupancy just in time.
“After we left (St. Charles, Illinois) and came back to St. Louis we actually built one saw on Vandeventer while they were still producing the saw in St. Charles. Towards the end of 1979 we started moving things into the Earth City plant. Obviously at the same time they were shutting down the St. Charles facility and shipping all the inventory down to us. When it all arrived it almost looked like they just dumped all the parts bins in the truck on purpose to where we had to spend hours to sort through everything and separate them back into the individual bins. It may have been a coincidence that things just spilled in transit but when several trucks showed up that way you almost had to think some feelings got hurt with the move.
Once we had Earth City up and running the hydraulic side and presses slowed down due to the lack of orders but it seemed like we always had a saw to build.”
In 1991 when Hydro-Air and Gang-Nail merged to become MiTek Industries, Inc., the DePauw and Idaco Saws were also merged into the Easy Set Series, with which Pat became intimately familiar.
Though he knew our saws like the back of his hand, Pat’s from-the-ground-up knowledge of hydraulics kept him involved in every hydraulic press built by Hydro-Air, Gang-Nail or MiTek. When MiTek bought Pacific Automation Company in 2003, Pat became the Auto-8, 10, and 14 expert in the office and in the field.
Through all his working days, Pat was exceedingly conscientious and didn’t rest until every job was done well. He resolved countless customer issues, and forestalled innumerable others. Pat worked hard every day, without a hint of his terminal illness, until ten days before he passed away.
What we didn’t see, but surely suspected, was Pat’s devotion to his Faith and family. He was the youngest of 5 children and had been hired by his older brother Gary (now deceased) when Gary ran the Hydro-Air plant. After his parents were gone, Pat returned to the house he grew up in, and was a father-like figure to his ten nieces and nephews.
Pat Linton’s sterling character, which animated his life while he served the truss industry, stands even taller now that he has left us. Rest in peace, Brother Pat!
Patrick Linton
In Memoriam
By Joe Kannapell
Pat Linton was a MiTek original, like none other, with his hands-on and his arms-around MiTek equipment for 44 years. He led by example, with the utmost humility, and was a key player in elevating MiTek machinery from mediocrity to magnificence. And his start, assembling two of the truss industry’s most prolific machines, couldn’t have been more auspicious. Here were Pat’s own recent recollections…
“I was hired on at Hydro-Air Engineering as an assembler late spring of 1978 at the old machinery plant on South Vandeventer. I spent the first three months basically building the press heads that would be used in the Mark 8 & 10 systems or the (world record holder multi-head) Glide-A-Way and helping out with a Beaver (floor truss machine) order every now and then.”
In mid-1978, Hydro-Air bought Art DePauw’s saw company in the Chicago suburbs and launched the most successful product line in industry history, but under incredible duress. Prior to the sale, Art had taken dozens of orders and down payments, without any means of fulfilling them, and precipitated a customer crisis that demanded drastic measures to resolve.
“I don’t remember the exact month, but I will say in September (1978) they were looking for volunteers to go up to St. Charles, Illinois to help build saws. I was young and single, so I accepted, I had nothing to lose. Steve Sueme being my age and a welder accepted to go as well so we drove up there together. Greg Finn joined us a few weeks after our arrival. It was a very small shop with a lot going on. You could see tons of parts everywhere throughout the shop since they were so busy. I have the number of 45 saws in my memory as to how many saws they had on order trying to fill. That was another reason we St. Louis people went up there, they needed help. We were working 70 plus hours a week.
Anyway, I could go on forever with more details like it being the coldest and snowiest winter that area had seen in years and how we warmed or toes up in our steel toed boots with a torch and never walked outside, you always ran to where you were going. My time there lasted 6 months and by the time I left I could build a Quadri-Cut in my sleep and a Combi-Cut with a little help from a drawing.”
Since the 12,000 sq. ft. Hydro-Air plant barely accommodated the DePauw saws, it was fortunate that a new 60,000 sq. ft. Earth City plant was ready for occupancy just in time.
“After we left (St. Charles, Illinois) and came back to St. Louis we actually built one saw on Vandeventer while they were still producing the saw in St. Charles. Towards the end of 1979 we started moving things into the Earth City plant. Obviously at the same time they were shutting down the St. Charles facility and shipping all the inventory down to us. When it all arrived it almost looked like they just dumped all the parts bins in the truck on purpose to where we had to spend hours to sort through everything and separate them back into the individual bins. It may have been a coincidence that things just spilled in transit but when several trucks showed up that way you almost had to think some feelings got hurt with the move.
Once we had Earth City up and running the hydraulic side and presses slowed down due to the lack of orders but it seemed like we always had a saw to build.”
In 1991 when Hydro-Air and Gang-Nail merged to become MiTek Industries, Inc., the DePauw and Idaco Saws were also merged into the Easy Set Series, with which Pat became intimately familiar.
Though he knew our saws like the back of his hand, Pat’s from-the-ground-up knowledge of hydraulics kept him involved in every hydraulic press built by Hydro-Air, Gang-Nail or MiTek. When MiTek bought Pacific Automation Company in 2003, Pat became the Auto-8, 10, and 14 expert in the office and in the field.
Through all his working days, Pat was exceedingly conscientious and didn’t rest until every job was done well. He resolved countless customer issues, and forestalled innumerable others. Pat worked hard every day, without a hint of his terminal illness, until ten days before he passed away.
What we didn’t see, but surely suspected, was Pat’s devotion to his Faith and family. He was the youngest of 5 children and had been hired by his older brother Gary (now deceased) when Gary ran the Hydro-Air plant. After his parents were gone, Pat returned to the house he grew up in, and was a father-like figure to his ten nieces and nephews.
Pat Linton’s sterling character, which animated his life while he served the truss industry, stands even taller now that he has left us. Rest in peace, Brother Pat!