Robert Stephen Quinn

Beloved Community

And Family Member

Robert Stephen Quinn died May 15 after a brief illness in Savannah, Ga. He was born in Bridgeport on August 14, 1925, to Harry P. Quinn and Margaret Havrilla Quinn.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Stoddart Quinn, to whom he would have been married 50 years in September; sons and daughter-in-laws, David and Shayla and their children Garrett and Austin of Sandy Hook, and Brendan and Jane and their daughter Meghan of Monroe; daughters and son-in-laws, Stacey and Andrew Pskowski and their children Henry and Eleanor of Cornwall, N.Y., and Margaret and John Mahoney of Belmar, N.J.; his sister-in-law, Mary-Louise Quinn of Fairfield; as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.

In addition to his parents, his sisters Margaret Quinn Trojanowski, Betty Quinn Grant, and Dorothy Quinn Power, and brother, H. Peter Quinn, predeceased him.

Mr Quinn graduated from St Charles Parochial School in Bridgeport and attended Fairfield Preparatory School as a member of the first graduating class before enlisting in the Navy at age 17. He served his country with great pride in the South Pacific during World War II and returned to graduate from Bryant College in Providence, R.I.

A consummate people person, Mr Quinn spent most of his career in broadcast and sales and retail management. He was a beloved fixture at Klein’s of Westport, from which he retired in 1993 after 20 years. He was active in his community and in the lives of his children, participating in Indian Guides, Little League, and PTA events.

He will be fondly remembered for his robust croquet games that took place at his home on Penfield Road. He was a past member of the Patterson Club in Fairfield and a current member of the Landings Club on Skidaway Island, Ga. He retired to Savannah in 1993 where he enjoyed a very full and active life playing golf and living life to the fullest.

Memorial services will be held in Savannah on May 20. A celebration of his life will be held in St Thomas Aquinas Church on Post Road, Fairfield, on Saturday, June 10, at 10 am. Arrangements are being handled by Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors of Savannah.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation.

The Newtown Bee        May 19, 2006