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Virginia Quinn Obituary
Virginia died peacefully on August 2, 2019 at the age of 94, surrounded by her children. Born May 7, 1925, in Ballard WA, she was the eldest child of Emilie and Daniel Sullivan. Virginia graduated from Holy Angels High School and then Providence Hospital School of Nursing, Seattle. She worked for many years at Swedish Hospital, and retired as a clinical nurse from Pacific NW Bell. A Washington native, Virginia lived in Bellevue and Home WA, before returning to Ballard to spend her remaining years. She had a passion and love of gardening, and was always most at home in her gardens.
Virginia is survived, missed, and loved by her husband, Bill Quinn; children, John Sutton-Gamache (Raniece), Jim Gamache (Laura), Sue Gamache (Roy), Katy Keehn (Tom), and Paul Gamache; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great- grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, John Gamache; and daughters, Peggy Gamache and Emilie Leming.
A Funeral Mass will be held on
Friday, August 9th, at 2:00pm at
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church
5816 15th Ave NW, Seattle 98107 followed by a wake to celebrate Virginia's life.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in Virginia's name to Swedish Medical Center Foundation www.swedishtributegifts.org/ginny
Her strength, kindness, wonder, and love of life will carry on through all who knew her.
Hoffner Fisher & Harvey
Guestbook at harveyfuneral.com
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Kim Moody
August 9, 2019
Sue and family,
It was such an honor and a pleasure to be a part of Virginia's care team the past 4 years.
I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to spend one to two hours a month with your mom for the past couple of years. She shared so much joy, wonder, and love for you all with me. Thank you for inviting me to spend one last hour with everyone who loved her. I will miss her and our visits. I'm so sorry for your loss.
My best to your family,
Playing with great-grand-daughter, Quinn.
Shawna Gamache
August 9, 2019
Shawna Gamache
August 9, 2019
My grandma taught me everything I ever needed to know about living joyfully and mindfully, and supporting the people you love. She always had a kind word for me and useful advice at every stage of my life. During these foggy years of early motherhood, she has never missed an opportunity to tell me what a good job I'm doing, and to help me keep the pressures of housework and perfection in perspective. Whenever she came over to visit, she would always say "Remember, I'm coming to visit you, NOT your house." This week, I took notes as she showed us how to die with that same joyful presence. She told us all how much she loved us every day of her life, including her final days, and that feeling will stay with us always. We are all missing her terribly, but are so grateful she got to stay with us as long as she did, and was able to pass peacefully when her body was ready.
Shawna Gamache
August 9, 2019
My grandma taught me everything I ever needed to know about living joyfully and mindfully, and supporting the people you love. She always had a kind word for me and useful advice at every stage of my life. During these foggy years of early motherhood, she has never missed an opportunity to tell me what a good job I'm doing, and to help me keep the pressures of housework and perfection in perspective. Whenever she came over to visit, she would always say "Remember, I'm coming to visit you, NOT your house." This week, I took notes as she showed us how to die with that same joyful presence. She told us all how much she loved us every day of her life, including her final days, and that feeling will stay with us always. We are all missing her terribly, but are so grateful she got to stay with us as long as she did, and was able to pass peacefully when her body was ready. I am so grateful to the nurses and doctors at Swedish for their kindness to our family during her final days.
Ginny Vale
August 8, 2019
Gina was a lovely woman who lived next door to my parents when my children were small. She treated my daughters to "tea parties" that they remember fondly. She was an example for me of a woman who, when she ran into troubles in her life, picked herself up and kept going with a smile on her face. God be with her in her new life in Heaven!
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