David Saunders Quinn

Services will be held on Monday, May 1, 2017,10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Shreveport, Msgr. J. Carson LaCaze officiating. There will be a private burial.

David was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on January 10, 1967. He was a graduate of Loyola College Prep and attended Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and Centenary College of Louisiana where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy.

David leaves behind a legacy of photographs that will be referenced and seen for many years. After assignments for the Pentagon, U.S. Navy, and Air Force in the North Atlantic Ocean, he agreed upon a work-for-hire contract with the Associated Press, photographing national and international events. His assignments included covering the war in Northern Ireland, Hurricane Katrina, and the Gulf Oil Spill. His photographs were distributed to such publications as Time, US. News and World Report, The Guardian, Pravda, Sports Illustrated, and different network broadcasts including "Good Morning America", "Fox and Friends", and the "David Letterman Show".

Always an Irish Nationalist, he unwaveringly believed in and supported unification efforts for the whole of Ireland and welcomed the 1998 Good Friday Peace Agreement. David traveled back to Dublin, Ireland April 23, 2016 for the 100th anniversary of The Easter Rising.

David is survived by his loving wife and best friend Amy, as well as her daughter and love of his life Mary Beth. He is also survived by his father Dr. Harold J. Quinn, Jr. and wife Robin, mother Judy Crow McColgan husband Bill, brother Dr. John V. Quinn and wife Kristin, sister Blair Quinn Purgerson and husband Jim, beloved aunt, Margaret Quinn, four nieces, one nephew, and many adored cousins. David was preceded in death by maternal grandparents David and Gretchen Crow and paternal grandparents Mary Virginia Saunders and Dr. Harold J. Quinn, and father in spirit, Msgr. Murry Clayton.

Honoring David as pallbearers will be Anthony Carmody, Thomas Carmody, Patrick Gallagher, Danny Johnston, Keith Kiper, Jim McClelland, Roy Prestwood, Jim Ross, Chris Sumner, and John Ware.

David paddled his own canoe and always liked to say, "I may be crazy, but at least I'm not boring". His foolish wit, ability to recall the most trivial of facts, his humble, self-effacing nature and giving spirit for others will be greatly missed by his friends and colleagues.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly suggests donations may be made to the American Arthritis Foundation at www. arthritis.org, 1355 Peachtree St N.E. 6th floor, Atlanta, GA 30309 and Arkansas Children's Hospital, 800 Marshall St. #512, Little Rock, AR 72202 or to the charity of donor's choice.

"Tiocfaidh 'ar la'"

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Published by Shreveport Times from Apr. 28 to Apr. 30, 2017.

Memories and Condolences
for David Quinn

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26 Entries

Amy

April 22, 2025

Never far from my thoughts. Loved and missed beyond measure.

Amy

April 22, 2024

Loved and missed beyond measure.

Amy

April 25, 2023

You are loved and missed.

Amy Quinn

April 25, 2021

Rest easy, my David.

March 3, 2019

You were loved.

May 14, 2018

Quinn: never boring, Often bored French Quarter.... always interesting for him... Never bored!

Theresa Weldon

June 29, 2017

Was shocked and saddened to hear of David's passing from a college friend today. Lots of fond memories of David and his quick wit and kind heart. Condolences to his family.

Amy

May 31, 2017

Just missing you terribly.

Sandra Battle

May 9, 2017

Praying HIS TRANSITION was complete ~~

Sandra Battle

May 9, 2017

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
~~~
Praying her transition was complete

Remembering David as a kind and gentle soul. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families.

Robin Quinn, Chapel Hill, NC and Sandra Battle, Durham, NC

May 3, 2017

David was a genuine, honest and brilliant guy with a very kind soul. He was a very interesting person with a well thought out perspective on history, culture and current events. Even in High School, I always pictured him becoming a college professor because of his insights. He would have been a great asset to the country working in the intelligence community with his keen intellect and his passion that people be treated with respect and dignity.

Sharon Windham

May 1, 2017

Prayers said for you all. So very sorry for your loss.

Philip Escude

May 1, 2017

So very sorry Amy and Mary Beth. David was a gift to this world and on loan from God, as we all are.
As we weep, the angels are joyful. A person that departs from this earth never truly leaves us, for they live in our hearts and our minds, through us every day, they live on. Please accept my deepest condolences, he will not be forgotten.

Christine Conley

April 29, 2017

I am very, very saddened by this tragic news. David was one of the funniest, most intelligent people I have ever known. I am praying for him and his family. Heartbroken.

Chris Alexander

April 29, 2017

David was a dear friend for years. He was hilariously funny, knowledgeable, and fiercely determined to be only himself in a world trying to get him to be somebody else. I have many great memories from Shreveport with David telling stories, drinking beer, and laughing very very hard. I will miss him. The memories have now become even richer. Rest in peace my brother. May the angels greet you.

Pat Culverhouse

April 28, 2017

So sorry to hear about David. Working with him made me appreciate his incredible and unique talent. His legacy will continue through his photographs. Our prayers will be lifted.

Mike Donahue

April 28, 2017

Godspeed to David, may he now Rest in Eternal Peace - courage & strength to Amy, Mary Beth, his parents, siblings and all extended family....

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in
the hollow of His hand.

April 28, 2017

David was one of a kind and a man with a big heart. He was kind, gentle, caring and passionate about the things that truly mattered to him. You will be missed my friend. Rest in Peace David. Prayers for comfort and healing during the days ahead for the Quinn family and for David's many friends.

Anthony Phelan Carmody
Shreveport, LA

Carmon Bonanno

April 27, 2017

With deepest sympathy

Carmon Bonanno

April 27, 2017

In deepest sympathy

Alllison Vaughn

April 27, 2017

This is very tragic news. David has always been so caring towards our family, always kind when anyone was in a bind and needed a friend by our side. He has been a friend since I was 15 and returned his Catholic schoolbook which was lost for years. I can't believe he's gone, such a wonderful and smart gentleman. I will seriously miss David's wry humor and wit, his intelligence and his eagerness to show the world the underbelly of what was really going on. Just tragic.

Robert McLane

April 27, 2017

I have so many memories of good times with David. He was a gifted photographer, he worked for Associated Press. He loved Ireland and good Scotch. He used to call me in the middle of the night. He wanted to go gamble on one of the several riverboats around Shreveport. " Dave, it's one in the morning. " He called me his good luck charm. " Bro, I'll front you $500. " That offer got me out of bed, The deal was, If I won, he got back the original loan, If I lost, I didn't owe him anything. Because I am a pretty good poker player, he usually got his money back.
I hope he found some peace.
Goodbye old friend.

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