Gordon M. Quick

Gordon M. Quick, 69, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away peacefully on September 2, 2012 at the Tidewell Hospice House in Port Charlotte, FL. He was born in Denver, CO on October 13, 1942 to Gerald Henry and Dorothy (Snow) Quick. "Gordy" will be remembered as a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and friend to many. After graduating from the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), Golden, CO in 1965 with a degree in Metallurgy, he served in the U.S. Army as a combat engineer officer in Vietnam. He attended one semester at the University of Kansas after returning from Vietnam but left due to war protests on campus. Gordy always said he was proud to be an American and to have served his country. Subsequently, he worked at Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT as a Metallurgical Engineer for 37 years. He and his wife Linda lived in South Windsor, CT before retiring to Punta Gorda in 2004 where Gordy served as a director of the Burnt Store Lakes Property Owners Association from 2009-2012. He also served on the golf handicap committee of the Burnt Store Golf and Activity Club where he enjoyed much of his retirement golfing with good friends in the Over-the-Hill Gang golf league.

He is survived by his loving wife Linda of 42 years, their son David (Samantha) Quick; grandsons, Gregory and Geoffrey Quick of Bellevue, WA. He is also survived by his sister Dorothy "Gerrie" Swart of Brighton, CO; brother-and sister-in-law, Michael and Joyce Jylkka of Punta Gorda, FL and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday September 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM at the Kays-Ponger & Uselton Funeral Home, 635 E. Marion Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice, 1144 Veronica Street, Port Charlotte, FL 33952 or to the Burnt Store Golf and Activity Club (BSGAC), 24315 Vincent Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33955. Inurnment will be at Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, Florida at a later date.