Quinn Adelbert Hatch

Quinn Adelbert Hatch 1920 ~ 2003  Quinn Adelbert Hatch, 82, teacher and educational administrator, passed away on Tuesday, August 5th in American Fork, Utah.He was born December 25th, 1920, in Woodruff, Arizona to Adelbert and Josephine Turley Hatch. He was the fourth of 10 children. He was married to Dorothy Jean Goates on July 2, 1943 in the Salt Lake Temple. They were blessed with one daughter and two sons. As a young boy, in 1928, his family moved to Provo where he attended Provo Schools. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU, and received his doctorate in Educational Administration from the University of Utah. He taught language arts and history at Lincoln High School, a position that he held for five years. He was appointed the first principal of Lincoln Junior High in 1952. He held that position for five years. He was instrumental in SCERA and its programs. In 1958 he became Assistant Superintendent of Alpine School District. He served in that position for 26 years before retiring. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving active duty and also as a reservist for 9½ years. Quinn served as a missionary in the LDS Church. He served in the Southern States Mission from 1941-1943, and served with his wife Dorothy in the Montreal Canadian Mission from 1986-1987. He was active in the LDS church serving as Bishop of the BYU 60th Ward and as a Branch President at the MTC. He served as a member of the four Stake High Councils. His hobbies were ceramics, wood carving, gardening, and travel, which he shared with many people. He had his art displayed in the Federal Building in Provo and at the SCERA museum in Orem. He received two awards from Orem Yard Beautification. He often did ceramic demonstrations in public schools. He was an expert wood carver. He loved family gatherings. He was a wonderful example of Christian living and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Dorothy; one daughter Rozanne H. Nicholes and husband Walter of Orem; two sons, Q. Bryant Hatch and wife Kathie of Provo; Gregg L. Hatch and wife Ann of Orem; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Ronald D. Hatch, Provo, two sisters, Esther Easter, Salt Lake City and Kay Davidson, Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and four sisters. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 8th at 11:00 a.m. in the Orem Sunset Heights Stake Center, 1260 South 400 West, Orem. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Thursday evening, from 6-8 p.m., or Friday morning, at the Stake Center, one hour prior to services. Interment, Orem City Cemetery.