Patrick McManus
Patrick F. McManus Patrick Francis McManus (August 25, 1933 – April 11, 2018 [1] ) was an American humor writer, who primarily wrote about the outdoors . A humor columnist for Outdoor Life , Field & Stream , and other magazines, [2] [3] his columns and stories have been collected in several books, beginning with A Fine and Pleasant Misery (1978) up through The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories (2012). Patrick F. McManus Born August 25, 1933 Sandpoint , Idaho Died April 11, 2018 (aged 84) Spokane , Washington Occupation Columnist Nationality American Subject Humor , outdoors Spouse Darlene McManus Children Four daughters Biography McManus was born and raised in Sandpoint, Idaho . [4] His father, who served in the 42nd ("Rainbow") Division under Douglas MacArthur during World War I , died when Patrick was six. Although his mother later remarried, for the most part he was raised by his mother, grandmother, and older sister Patricia McManus Gass (refer