He and his wife, Geneal served 11 years as ordinance workers in the Jordan River Temple, and as missionaries in the Murray Cannery for 2 years. Quinn was called to run a church farm for 18 months in Junction, UT, and later served as a counselor in his ward bishopric for 11 years. He lived a life of compassionate service to others, and helped many people, at great sacrifice to his family’s own comforts and convenience. It seems his life motto was “never pay a dollar for anything you can do yourself.” As such, he never requested the service of any outside contractor or repairman in his home, until his later life. When the mine reduced manpower in 1986, he was laid off and went to work as a building maintenance technician for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for another 10 years, before retiring. He was widely sought for his knowledge in troubleshooting and fixing problems no one else could solve.

His electrical and hydraulic troubleshooting skills were second to none. He was a very skilled craftsman and enjoyed building and repairing everything. Quinn’s life work included body and fender repair, and later he worked as a heavy diesel mechanic for Kennecott (36 years), where he received many awards from supervisors. They were sealed in the Manti, UT temple and raised 4 children in Ruth, Nevada. He met and married Geneal Winn from McGill, NV on November 19th, 1951 after meeting and courting her in Sigurd, UT. He had a love of the outdoors and taught his boys to fish, hunt big game, & butcher and process meat.

He was an expert archer, winning a third place in a U.S. He was asked many times to sing at funerals, weddings, parties, many barbershop groups, soloing in school plays, and other church functions. Quinn had an amazing singing voice and loved to sing and dance. His aspiration to become a pilot was crushed when his father claimed “hardship” at home on the farm and requested his son to return home. He loved to fly! In the military, he repaired airplanes and eventually became crew chief of a Mitchell B-25 bomber. Airforce in 1946 with the goal of becoming a pilot. After graduating high school in Salina, UT he enrolled in the U.S.

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