H. Edward Quick, Jr.

Ed and I taught pre-adolescent Sunday School @At. Patrick's in Washington D,C. We enjoyed each others humor many Sundays at St. Patrick's. I,fondly, remember his annual sermon beginning with "Jerimiah was a bull frog" which gained immediate attention.

Ed had a droll wit and a quietly nonconformist attitude towards social conventions that were to him pointless or burdensome. I first knew him as a fellow student at Ottawa University, where he befriended me just exactly for my own inability to fit into religious and social niches. We both agreed that theology that could not pass the most severe intellectual tests was mostly worthless. We rarely crossed paths after our student years and unfortunately when we did, we...

I first met Ed Quick when he visited me at the Dole Institute. We hit it off immediately and shortly thereafter I recruited him to be a Fellow. He lead an outstanding discussion group and even arranged for the former Commissioner of the National Football League to kick off a sports series for us. Though we had profound differences on politics we never let them interfere with our relationship. It´s unfortunate our leaders can´t do that. Ed will be sorely missed.

Great guy! Marveled at his political and social knowledge at our monthly medical ethics "club" meetings. He always seemed to add depth and perspective to our meetings! He is missed. RM

My sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Ed Quick. I knew Ed as a volunteer with Trinity Interfaith Food Pantry in Lawrence, Kansas. Ed donated bread to TIFP at least once a month or more over many years. He would go to a local supermarket and buy perhaps 100 loaves of bread at a time and bring it to the pantry--during winter and during the hot days of a Kansas summer. The bread was a regular staple that the pantry offered to its many patrons-- people in need of food assistance...