Joseph Patrick (Joe) McIlhon, 64, died February 12, 2017. 

When he was with the multi-generation distributorship, Iowa Industrial Products, he was the 1999-2000 president of the National Fastener Distributors Association.

After college he started to work at Iowa Industrial in 1976 – which was founded by his father, Dan McIlhon, in 1960.  After IIP was sold to Bossard, he joined Porteous Fasteners in 2007.  He retired to Johnston, IA, in 2014.

His father was a founder and first NFDA president; brother Ed McIlhon NFDA president 1994-95; nephews Mark Alrich 2011-12 and Casey McIlhon, 2015-16.

Survivors include his wife, Debbie; brother, Ed McIlhon; and daughter Molly Fiddelke; two daughters; and eight siblings. He was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Robert McIlhon, in 2014; and three siblings.

Messages to the family may be sent c/o Assembled Products, 11305 Meredith Rd., Des Moines, IA 50322.  Email: emcilhon@assembledproducts.net

The family suggests memorial donations to the Joe P. McIlhon Memorial fund at Wells Fargo for his granddaughters’ education. 

Services will be at 11 am Thursday, February 16, 2017,  Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Des Moines, Iowa.  Web: IlesFuneralHomes.com