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Born: April 26, 1931
Place of Birth: Rural Muscatine County
Death: July 24, 2011
Place of Death: Rock Island, Illinois
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Memorial donations may be made to:
Alleman High School
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Joseph A. Carlin
April 26, 1931 -
July 24, 2011
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Life Legacy
Joseph A. Carlin, 80, of Rock Island, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at his home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at St. Pius X Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be 3 -7 pm, Wednesday, at Rafferty Funeral Home, 2111-1st St A, Moline, with a Christian Wake service at 2:30 pm, followed by 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, Father Bader Assembly presentation. Entombment will be at Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum, Rock Island, with military honors conducted by American Legion Post 569, Rock Island/Milan. Memorials can be made to Alleman High School or St. Pius X Church.
Joseph was born April 26, 1931 in Muscatine County, IA, the son of Henry and Laura Lanaghan Carlin. Joe married Joyce E. Baker on February 23, 1957 in Moline.
He attended St. Joseph High School in Rock Island for three years and was in the first class to graduate from Alleman Catholic High School in 1950. Following high school he attended St. Ambrose College for one semester, and he then served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War in Japan as a Sgt. 1st Class and Section Chief of six Howitzer Sections. He returned to college in 1956 and graduated from St. Ambrose in 1960 with a degree in Engineering Physics.
Following graduation he accepted employment as a systems engineer at Eagle Signal Company in its Traffic Controls Division. He was appointed Manager of Systems Engineering, then National Sales and Marketing Manager of Eagle Signal’s Industrial Controls Division.
In 1977, with the assistance of his wife Joyce, he founded Carlin Automation, Inc., a manufacturer’s representative firm specializing in sales and service of industrial instruments and controls.
Joe was a member of St. Pius X Church where he was a former Parish Council member and lector. He also served as a member of the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, Father Bader Assembly, and Rotary Club, Rock Island. He volunteered for the American Cancer Society and chaired the yearly fundraiser. Joe had a love of learning and a passion for travel. He enjoyed attending his children’s and grandchildren’s sports events and activities.
Joe was 100 percent Irish, with a fun-loving spirit and a twinkle in his eye. He was an eternal optimist who believed without a shadow of a doubt in the goodness of others.
Thank you, Dad and Papa Joe, for your unconditional love, for your patience and wisdom, and for your gentleness and compassion. To you, the two most important things were Faith and Family.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce; children and spouses, Patrick and Linda Carlin of Davenport, Timothy and Julie Carlin of Rock Island, Cathleen and Curt Stoelting of Aurora, Colleen and Kevin Rafferty of Moline and Joleen and Patrick Schmid of Rock Island; grandchildren, Emily, Sean, Margaret and Matthew Carlin; Joseph, Benjamin and Jacob Carlin; Christopher, Chloe and Carlie Stoelting; Patrick, Brendan, Connor and Annie Rafferty; and Jackson Schmid; and a sister and brother-in-law, JoAnne and Chuck Goodwin of Rock Island. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother John Carlin.
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