Ean Michael Reinold

1997 - 2017

Ean Michael Reinold, 19, of Quincy, was born Nov. 13, 1997, in Quincy, a son of Holly Reinold and her companion, Eric Engle, who was "Dad" to Ean. On Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, Ean was out on the river doing what he loved, when his fishing boat capsized. After extensive search efforts by emergency crews, his body has not yet been recovered.

At age 9, Ean began working at The Herald-Whig delivering newspapers. At 15, he went on to work at the Tower of Pizza, and he most recently had worked at Stratus Foods, a division of ADM.

He was a 2016 graduate of Quincy High School. Ean was a member of the Mississippi Valley Hunters and Fishermen's Association. An avid sportsman, he was a field staffer for Rok Outdoorz and participated in duck- and goose-calling competitions in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. He had traveled twice to Canada for hunting trips.

Ean began shooting trap at age 8 with the Youth Trap League at the Quincy Gun Club. He attended state and national championships four years in a row.

He played for the Stix and Stones pool team for well over three years in local pool leagues, and he was a competitive tractor puller with Xcaliber Tractor Pullers Association. During these competitions, Ean was pulling his great-grandfather and grandfather's Minneapolis Moline tractor called "the Road Runner."

Ean was family oriented, and to him, everyone was family. He was always ready to do whatever he could to help someone. He lived his life striving to be the best at whatever he did.

Survivors include his mom, Holly (Eric Engle) Reinold of Quincy; grandparents, Donna and Steve Wiewel and Bob and Linda Reinold, all of Quincy; his brothers and sister, Ethan, Emma, Blake and Hayden; aunts and uncles, including Chris and Jamie Reinold of Paducah, Ky.; and cousins, including Gwen and Ava Reinold, Taylor (Zach) Rickman, Kaleb and Noah Reinold; and numerous other cousins, relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his aunt and uncle, Rob and Tammy Reinold.

SERVICES: 7 p.m. Friday, April 27, at Duker and Haugh Funeral Home. The family requests those able to attend to wear camouflage or casual clothing.

VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

MEMORIALS: Mississippi Valley Hunters and Fishemen's Association (M.V.H.F.A.) for the Youth Duck Hunt, or to M.V.H.F.A. for the Wetlands Project.

ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home.

WEBSITE: dukerandhaugh.com

Condolences may be expressed online at whig.com.