Quain, Kapra Merideth 38, daughter of Richard and Mary Quain, Minnetonka, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at her home in New York. Kapra was born February 13, 1970, in Waconia, Minn. She graduated with honors from Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Ohio and with honors from Miami University Oxford, Ohio, with a degree in music education. She enlisted in the Army Reserves at Fort Snelling, Minnesota and served with the 451st Division band. She went on to full enlistment and served tours in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. She also was a faculty member at the Military School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia, for five years. She received her Masters Degree in Conducting from Old Dominion University in Virginia. At the time of her death she was a Staff Sergeant serving at West Point. In addition to her parents, Kapra is survived by her brother, Kelly (Trinh) Quain and nephew, Vinh, Miramar, Fla.; grandmothers, Kathryn Briggs and Betty Quain, both of Minnetonka; uncles, David (Dorothy) Briggs of Whitney, Texas, and Stephen Briggs of Minneapolis; cousins, Amy Thompson and Paul Briggs; and many loving family, friends, and colleagues. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Alfred Briggs and William Quain. Memorials preferred to the Kapra Quain Music Scholarship Fund, 4729 Merilee Drive, Minnetonka MN 55343. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, Wed., July 2, at Washburn- McReavy Strobeck Johnson Chapel, 1400 Mainstreet, Hopkins 952-938- 9020. Funeral services will be held Thurs., 11:00 am, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 500 Blake Rd., Edina, with visitation one hour prior to service.
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.
