Francis E. “Frank” Quine of Reston,
Virginia, who spent his childhood in Akron and had a major role in the
University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism for decades,
passed away Saturday, October 30.
Former Knight Foundation vice president Paula Lynne Ellis posted the sad
news. Paula is friends with Scott Bosley, the best managing editor (at the
Beacon Journal) during my 43-year newspaper career; Bill Hershey, a fearless
reporter for the Bj during my time there; and Mizell Stewart III, former BJ
managing editor.
Frank Quine was at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill
College of Journalism for 24 years after 18 years with the American
Press Institute.
After coming to Merrill in 1988, he served as the college’s
development director and assistant dean as well as vice president of the
American Journalism Review, which ceased publication in 2015. He retired in
2010, but came out of retirement for six months in 2013 at the request of
Dean Lucy Dalglish. During that time, he
returned to his previous roles of assistant dean and chief development officer
on an interim basis while the search for a new development officer took place.
Quine played a key role in bringing the college a grant for an
endowed Knight Chair in 1994 and contributed to securing the gift from Philip
Merrill that led to the naming of the college in 2001. In his final
four years before his initial retirement, he helped coordinate the fundraising,
design, construction and 2010 opening of the $30 million John S. and James L.
Knight Hall, the new home of the college.
Along with his wife, Mary Ellen Doran-Quine, he also
sponsored a Merrill scholarship for undergraduate
students in need and hosted international Humphrey fellows, a Fulbright
exchange program funded by the U.S. State Department.
Frank’s father, Francis Quine played football for St. Vincent in 1928. The
team was only 5-4 but defeated Cathedral Latin, National Catholic High School
champs the previous year, 25-12.
Frank’s mother was Helen Conway Quine, like his father a St. Vincent
graduate. She passed away in 2004 at the age of 92 (a month shy of 93), her
husband Francis in 1991. Helen was living in Cuyahoga Falls.
Francis and Helen were married after Francis graduated from Holy Cross
College in Worchester, Massachusetts. Helen loved their trailer camping trips
throughout the Midwest and Florida.
Frank’s survivors include Dr. Mary Ellen Doran-Quine, his wife of
43 years; two children from his first marriage to Beverly Champion, Laura
Heinle (Thomas) of Silver Spring, Maryland and Linda Barry (Chase) of
Jacksonville, Florida; a stepson, Sean Kelleher of Winchester, Virginia; two
grandsons, William and Theo Heinle of Silver Spring; and stepgrandson Ethan
Barry of Jacksonville; two brothers, Thomas and John Quine, and two sisters
Anne Quine and Ellen Hill, all of Ohio.
He was predeceased by son Franklin Quine, stepson Paul Kelleher and
brother William Quine.
Frank had 17 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Plans for a
celebration of life are pending.
William J. (Bill) Quine, a truck equipment sales manager
and account executive for major Northern Ohio truck distributors living in
Tallmadge who passed away in 2021, was nationally recognized in Corvette club
racing. Bill and wife Margaret Quine for years competed for national racing
points from the National Council of Corvette Clubs. Bill was elected president
of Akron's Tiretown Corvette Club eight times.
Bill was a past president of the Akron Traffic Club and the Akron chapter of
Delta Nu Alpha, the national transportation fraternity, and served on the board
of directors of the Cuyahoga Falls Chamber of Commerce.
A graduate of St. Joseph Grade School in Cuyahoga Falls, Bill attended Hoban
High School and graduated from Poland (Ohio) High.
When Bill passed away his son, Aaron Quine, was living in Medina with wife Angie.
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