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Kevin Quinlan Obituary
Age 73, of Carmel, Indiana, passed away on September 5, 2022, after a long struggle from exposure to Agent Orange. He was born on December 25, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois, to Katherine and Charles Quinlan.
He graduated from Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio, where he excelled in track and cross country. He attended Wright State University before following in the footsteps of his mom and dad by joining the Marine Corps serving in Vietnam. Kevin never forgot his love for his Brothers in Arms. Kevin enjoyed running, shooting, sports, cars, reading, movies, a good joke and his adopted city of Indy. After learning the Automotive Business from his godfather, Earl Myers, Kevin worked at various Ford dealerships in Indianapolis.
He is now reunited with his parents, his brothers Mark and Sean, his nephew Christopher Smith and his canine companion, Murphy. He is survived by his sisters Kathy (John) McKeon, Sheila (Steve) Smith and Colleen Quinlan. Also survived by his brother, Brian (Tari Huber), his sister-in-law, Julia Quinlan and many nieces and nephews.
As per Kevin's wishes there will not be a funeral. The family will meet at a later date for a graveside service. They would like to thank his neighbors in Carmel as well as the staff at Sunrise on Old Meridian for their care and support through Kevin's illness.
Online condolences may be shared by visiting www.flannerbuchanan.com. Arrangements were entrusted to Flanner Buchanan – Carmel.
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Chris Klein
September 13, 2022
I keep thinking about Kevin and there is one story I want to share that shows he was more concerned about others than himself. One night we were driving on West 3rd Street in Dayton when suddenly there was a man standing to our left exchanging gunfire across the street with a guy on our right. Kevin immediately hit the floor and grabbed me trying to pull me down. I pushed him back because I was driving a friends 1965 GTO convertible and my only thought was that I had to get the car out of there where his perspective from his Viet Nam experience was to save our lives. As usual he was right on priorities. We did make it out of the situation unscathed and I drove to a bar on Brown Street called Timothy's where it took me a long time to calm him down. Kevin kept saying "I was looking for my gun" and then I realized we had totally different perspectives on that potentially disastrous situation based on our real life experiences. Thanks again Kevin. RIP. Your friend Chris.
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