On October 31, 2008 the Rev. Francis (Frank) Currier Quinn, O.P., died peacefully in Columbus, Ohio. Father Quinn was the son of the late Frank N. Quinn and Ethel Currier Quinn. He is survived by his brothers Robert B. and David M. Quinn. He was proceeded in death by his brother Patrick Quinn. Father made his profession as a Dominican Friar on August 31, 1953 and was ordained on May 23, 1959. Father Quinn spent most of his priestly life teaching liturgy at the Dominican Novitiate in Winona, Minnesota and later at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in Dubuque, Iowa and currently in Saint Louis, Missouri. He wrote liturgical music and served as a consultant to Bishops charged with the international translation of English liturgical texts. He was also active in the liturgy at the College Church on the campus of Saint Louis University. Viewing will take place at the Aquinas Institute of Theology Chapel on Wednesday, November 5th from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM within the context of the Office of the Dead. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM in the Aquinas Institute Chapel followed by interment in the Dominican plot at Calvary Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Aquinas Institute of Theology, 23 South Spring Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108-3323.
