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Rev. Francis Currier O.P. "Frank" Quinn

Francis Quinn Obituary

Quinn, Rev. Francis 'Frank' Currier, O.P. Baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection on October 31, 2008. The Rev. Francis 'Frank' Currier Quinn, O.P., died peacefully in Columbus, Ohio. Father Quinn was the son of the late Frank N. Quinn and Ethel Currier Quinn. He is survived by his brothers Robert B. and David M. Quinn. He was preceded in death by his brother Patrick Quinn. Father made his profession as a Dominican Friar on August 31, 1953 and was ordained on May 23, 1959. Father Quinn spent most of his priestly life teaching liturgy at the Dominican Novitiate in Winona, Minnesota and later at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in Dubuque, Iowa and currently in Saint Louis, Missouri. He wrote liturgical music and served as a consultant to Bishops charged with the international translation of English liturgical texts. He was also active in the liturgy at the College Church on the campus of Saint Louis University.Services:Visitation at the Aquinas Institute of Theology Chapel on Wednesday, November 5 from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. within the context of the Office of the Dead. The Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, November 6 at 10 a.m. in the Aquinas Institute Chapel followed by interment in the Dominican plot at Calvary Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Aquinas Institute of Theology, 23 South Spring Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108-3323. A service of COLONIAL MORTUARY HoffmeisterKriegshauser Funeral Directors

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Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Nov. 3, 2008.

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Michael Stancil

November 4, 2008

I am grateful for the gifts and dedication you gave to both the Aquinas community and your Dominican brothers. The larger church has benefited from your work on translations and musical settings for the liturgy. May you rest in the joy of the heavenly choirs who's great feast is endless praise.
Michael Stancil, St. Louis MO.

Judith McKenna, OSF

November 4, 2008

Fr. Quinn, your love and respect for the way the Church prays, your sense of beautiful language used in translation, your humor are all gifts you shared with us. I am mindful of the many times I called you with "pedestrian" questions about rubics and /or correct practices and you offered your suggestions. Thank you...God's peace and blessings as you join in the heavenly banquet. Judith R. McKenna, OSF

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