Stephanie L. Quinn, 74

Stephanie L. Quinn, beloved Mother, Grandma, Sister, Aunt and Friend, passed away on Tuesday the 4th of February 2015 at the Adler Center for Caring, Aldie, Virginia. Stephanie was surrounded by close family members and transitioned to heaven after a tough battle with breast cancer.

Born September 20, 1940 in Arlington, Virginia, Stephanie was the eldest daughter of Ardell P. King and Fred T. King. Raised in Falls Church and Springfield, VA with her twin siblings, Retired LtCol Fred T. King and Cheryl L. Blythe, Stephanie married Thomas O. Quinn and became a long time resident of Germantown, Maryland. After raising two children, Stephen and Shannon Quinn, as an Executive Assistant, Stephanie worked and retired at the Central Intelligence Agency at the young age of 70.

Stephanie loved spending time with her family and her grandchildren. As the “Ferry Grandma” constantly using the ferry to transport between Germantown and Leesburg, she loved supporting her Grandchildren and was always the fan in the seats for many Irish Dance competitions and shows, school achievements and sports events. She also enjoyed spending time with family in spring and summer beach vacations.

Stephanie was known for her friendly and straight forward personality. She had a kind disposition and a wonderful smile.

She will be truly missed, but she is in a better place with God and family in heaven. She is survived by her beloved: daughter- Shannon Quinn; son-Stephen Quinn; brother-Tom King; sister- Cheryl Blythe; treasured by her precious Grandchildren- Nolan, Morgan, Sean and Jason; all her loving in-laws(sister-Mary Anne, brother-Doug, son-Mark), all cherished nieces and nephews, all of whom lived in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas, and brought her great joy and love.

In lieu of flowers, the family deeply appreciates donations to any of the following organizations which are actively working to find solutions for cancer or to organizations with dedicated angels that provide compassionate support to cancer patients:

• Susan G. Komen – Breast Cancer Foundation, www.info.komen.org
• Capital Caring – Adler Center for Caring (Inpatient Hospice Unit), Van Metre Campus, www.capitalcaring.org
• George Mason University Foundation, Breast Cancer Research, Center for Applied Proteomics & Molecular Medicine (CAPMM), www.capmm.gmu.edu

A small family and friend’s celebration of Stephanie’s life will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 10:30 am at The Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg, Virginia, followed by a private grave site ceremony at Fairfax Memorial Park at 1:00 pm.

For further information, please see www.colonialfuneralhome.com.