Patrick James Quinlan

Patrick James Quinlan, Lt. Col US Army (Ret.) born September 25, 1934, and died March 9, 2017. Pat (as he was known by his friends) was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan to John and Leona (Brewer) Quinlan. He attended Catholic school as a child and during his high school years was recruited for the Boston Red Sox Farm League. Pat was a serious athlete and loved competing, not just in sports but all aspects of life, whether it was playing ball, board games or cards. Pat continued playing for the Red Sox during his College years at Central Michigan University. It was in his senior year at College where he met and married Patricia Rogers in 1958. A favorite family story was the honeymoon they celebrated ice fishing on Wegman Pond in Michigan during the coldest winter. It was here that Pat truly realized the best catch he made was his new wife. Graduating college in 1959, he was commissioned into the military and sent to Fort Knox, Kentucky where his twenty year service in the Army began and his first of four children was born. Pat served the military in Germany for several years before taking two tours in Vietnam, the second tour during 1972-73 was to help bring the troops home. After moving with his family all over the world, Pat's last duty assignment was Ft. Belvoir, and he retired from the military in 1979 in Alexandria, Virginia. He started his own company, High Quality Search, a physician recruiting agency before closing that company after 15 years. Pat spent his retired years as a landscaper and gardener, tending as a Eucharistic minister and playing with his 7 grandchildren. He and Patti were just months short of celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Pat's bravest fight was with the disease that took his life and his courage was only matched by the constant and loving support from his wife and his children to the very end. His laughter will be missed by all. God Bless you Pat Quinlan. Relatives and friends may call at Jefferson Funeral Chapel, 5755 Castlewellan Drive, Alexandria, VA Sunday, March 12 from 3 to 5 PM. A Memorial Mass will be held at the Woodlawn Chapel at Ft. Belvoir, 8820 Wright Road, Building 1801, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, Monday, March 13 at 2:30 PM. Inurnment Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

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Patrick James Quinlan

September 25, 1934 - March 9, 2017