Tara Quinn

QUINN, TARA ADAMS, died on March 10, 2014 due to ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). She was 54. She will be remembered for her courage while coping with this devastating disease. Tara was born in San Francisco on July 12, 1959. She spent her early years growing up in Greenwich, CT and later on Gibson Island when her family moved to Maryland. She attended the Gibson Island Country Day School, the Severn School, and the Maryland Institute of Art. Tara was an accomplished artist. She founded and ran Quinn Sails, for over 20 years. On September 16, 1995, she married Sean P. Fisher. Tara enjoyed sailing and racing her J-22 sailboat. She had an intense passion for the outdoors, especially, bow hunting, offshore fishing, and waterfowl hunting. Tara had an exceptional love for all kinds of animals and rescued several. She was a member of Ducks Unlimited as well as the Pope and Young Club. She is survived by her loving husband, Sean P. Fisher; her parents, John and Shirley Quinn; brother, Colin Quinn; sister in-law, Kelly Fisher-Botoulas; nieces: Teal Quinn Slayden, Lindsey Quinn Wriedt and Rachel Botoulas; nephew, Peter Botoulas; and Sean's Parents, Linda and Gerry Sugrue and Francis and the late Ronald W. Fisher. She will be forever missed by family and friends. A celebration of life will be held from 5-7 pm on Friday, March 21 at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Centreville, MD, where a time of remembrance will begin at 6 pm. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions in Tara's memory to the ALS Hope Foundation, P.O. Box 4077, Philadelphia, PA 19107, www.alshopefoundation.org. For online condolences, please visit www.fhnfuneralhome.com.