Charles served in the United States Air Force. He was a Professional Land Surveyor. He started his career at Mosby Surveying as a rodman. He then joined Smally, Wellford & Nalven, Inc. in 1956 and was elected a Principal in 1968.
He was a co-founder of the Manasota Chapter of the Florida Society of Professional Land Surveyors and served two terms as president of the group. For several years, in cooperation with the National Geodetic Survey, he devoted much time to a program in electronic procedures, making Florida the first state to establish a network of base lines for uniform calibration of electronic distance measuring equipment. He was named Surveyor of the Year in 1977, partly for his work as chairman of a Society committee responsible for passage of a bill known as the “Florida Public Land Survey Restoration and Perpetuation Act”. After a brief retirement, he went to work as a consultant at Kimley-Horn, Inc. He retired in 2007.
He was beloved, admired and respected by his family. Surviving are his children; Patricia O’Quinn Lane(Thomas), Debra O’Quinn, Tina O’Quinn and Charles O’Quinn IV(Tina), all of Sarasota; his grandchildren; Bryan Stubbings, Jamie O’Quinn, Christopher O’Quinn, Jesse O’Quinn and Chelsea O’Quinn, his great-grandchildren; Izayiah, Khloe and Cash.
Charles is preceded in death by his wife of 56 years ,Betty McMichael O’Quinn, sister Shelly Thompson and his grandson, Shaun O’Quinn.
A Funeral Service for Charles will be held Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Robert Toale and Sons Funeral Home at Palms Memorial Park, 170 Honore Ave, Sarasota, FL 34232.
Memorial contributions may be made to one of Charles' favorite charities, St. Judes Childrens Hospital or TideWell Hospice.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.palmsrobartsfuneralhome.com for the O'Quinn family.
