Joseph T. Quinn

QUINN, Joseph T. Died April 21, 2009, after a short illness. Born January 16, 1919 in Boston, MA, Joe spent his youth in Watertown, MA. A graduate of Northeastern University, he served with the U.S. Navy Intelligence and Amphibious Forces in W.W. II. A business career spanning thirty-nine years followed in the freight traffic and market development departments of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad and The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad companies. Following retirement in 1984, the family returned to their favorite city, Greensboro, where they previously resided from 1956 to 1963. In retirement, Joe was a long time volunteer with Greensboro Beautiful, Inc., Meals-on-Wheels; Greensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau: and served as a member of the City of Greensboro's first Comprehensive Growth Plan Steering Committee, Connections 2025. Additionally, he was a travel and old inn enthusiast; a neighborhood activist, who enjoyed reading, the theater, gardening, golfing (a one-time, youthful assistant golf professional), and organizing family reunions, former, fellow employee retirement, and military associate groups. Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Agatha Annette Smith Quinn, formerly of Carmel, NY: a daughter, Carole Ann Blanton, and husband, Keith, of Arlington, TX; son, Brian Paul Quinn, and wife Gemma, Southport, NC; daughter, Pamela Marie Cox, and husband, Alan, Browns Summit, NC; grandchildren, Morgan A. Quinn, Southport, NC; Timothy M. Cox, and wife, Kristen, and great granddaughter, Shelby, Lumberton, NJ; Stephanie M. Harkenreader, and husband, Michael, and great granddaughter, Kira, Greensboro, NC. The deceased is also survived by his sister, Mrs. Helen R. DeLacey, Waltham, MA; a brother, William J. Quinn, and wife, Katherine, Kansas City, MO; and a number of nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Terence J. and Bridget K. Quinn; a brother, Leo J. Quinn, Framingham, MA; and a sister, Alice M.Quinn, Watertown, MA. Memorial Services in NC. Memorial remembrances may be made to Greensboro Beautiful, Inc., P.O. Box 3136, Greensboro, NC 27402-3136, or Saint Frances Prayer Center, 477 Grogan Road, Stoneville, NC 27048.