Obituary of Phillip M. Quinn

Phillip M. Quinn, 68, of Old State Road, Broadalbin, formerly of Amsterdam, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam. He was born in Gloversville, July 31, 1940 a son of the late William Quinn and Lillian Phillips Osborne. Phillip was raised in the Berkshire area and attended Gloversville schools. Following school, he served his country in the US NAVY from 1958 to 1962 upon the USS Oglethorpe, a.k.a. the "100". He formerly worked at Lee Dye Industries in Johnstown, Longview Fiber in Amsterdam and was a former Fulton Country Sheriff's Deputy and Amsterdam City Police Officer. He most recently worked as a security guard for Wackenhut Corporation and the Patrol Investigative Unit in Albany. Phillip was of Roman Catholic faith and was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Amsterdam, as well as a member of the Mayfield Volunteer Fire Dept., the Johnstown Police Auxiliary and the Gloversville Moose Lodge. His loving family includes his daughters, Deborah Aaron Handy of Mayfield and Tara Mark Roberts, of Mayfield, two step-daughters, Tammy Poulin of Scotia and Christine Snell of Perth, two step-sons, Edward Poulin and Thomas Poulin both of Amsterdam, his grandchildren, Mark Roberts, Jr., Amy Roberts, Matthew Roberts, Timothy Handy, and Samantha Handy, his step-grandchildren, Ashley and Austin Poulin, his great-grandchildren, Hailey Williams and Chloe St. Germain, and his cousin Sandy Walter. He is also survived by his companion and close friend, Patricia Mochrie of Broadalbin and his first wife and mother of his two daughters, Madeline DuShane of Gloversville. In addition to his parents, Phillip was predeceased by his second wife, the former Barbara DiCaprio Poulin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00AM on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, East Main St., Amsterdam. Interment will be at a later date in St. Agnes Cemetery in Albany. Arrangements have been entrusted to Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Phillip's memory may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10016.