Jack LeRoy Quinn

Jack Quinn passed away on July 18, 2019. He was born in 1936 to Howard and Xina Quinn, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Howard Quinn. He is survived by his wife, Ann Quinn, son, Jack Quinn, Jr., daughter, Michelle Many, and a niece and several cousins.

Jack was born in Frontier, WY. For the majority of his life, he lived in Tacoma, Puyallup and Lakewood, and in Olympia for a few months. However, he lived in Salt Lake City for his 5th grade school year and learned to play the trumpet there. Jack worked at many different jobs during his early adult years in Tacoma.

Jack was educated in Tacoma, WA. He graduated from the University of Puget Sound where he was Head Resident and made the list of National Social Sciences Honor Society. He continued on to law school at the University of Washington in Seattle.

After law school, Jack worked as an attorney in Seattle and then went into the beverage business, working for two different companies for a total of 24 years in the industry. At the second beverage company before his retirement, he built a fledgling division of his company into one of the largest brokerage firms in the PNW. He traveled all over the world in his business life. He mentored his quality staff and set high standards of performance. His bow ties, tropical shirts and quick wit livened many events. He began as a salesman in the industry and retired in 2004 as a Vice President.

After retirement, Jack made several trips to Hawaii, which was his favorite place to vacation. He had a passion for cars, which came from his Dad and uncles, who enjoyed doing body work on cars. He enjoyed the ownership of five corvettes at different times, as well as cadillacs and other vehicles. In later years, he enjoyed putting together model cars as a hobby. Another hobby was painting and he received offers to buy his paintings. However, he refused, since he only wanted to enjoy painting as a hobby.

Jack enjoyed spectator sports as a Seahawk fan and Mariners fan. He watched some boxing on television, since he had done some boxing early in his life at the Tacoma Boys Club.

As requested by him, there will not be a funeral service or memorial service. The family would like to extend special thanks and gratitude to the staff at St. Peter’s Hospital. Please leave online condolences.