Louis Joseph Quinn

Rev.
Louis Joseph Quinn
C.M., S.F.M.
Missionary Priest, Father Louis
BornJanuary 12, 1928
England
DiedOctober 11, 2007(2007-10-11) (aged 79)
Florida, United States
Resting placeDominican Republic
NationalityCanadian
Other namesPadre Luis, Father Lou
OccupationMissionary Priest[1]
Known forDevoted to the welfare of the people of San José de Ocoa.[2]

Louis Joseph Quinn, C.M., S.F.M. (January 12, 1928 – October 11, 2007), also known as Padre Luis, and Father Lou, was a Scarboro Missions missionary Roman Catholic priest from Scarborough Ontario, Canada who is known for his humanitarian and missionary work in the province of San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic.

Since 1953, he has devoted himself, with great compassion, courage and determination, to the welfare of the people of the Dominican Republic. Widely respected by all who know him, he has helped bring about a great many changes in vital services in the Republic, including sanitation, health care, construction, reforestation and irrigation.[3]

Father Louis had a dream of eradicating poverty in the Dominican Republic.[4]

Because of his humanitarian efforts was awarded membership to the Order of Canada on October 19, 1994, for which he received on March 1, 1995.[5]

Louis died in a Florida hospital after cardiac surgery at the age of 79.[6] His body was returned to the Dominican Republic for his funeral and burial in a coffin made of pine, which was of the same fashion as the people he helped, as he had requested himself prior to his death.

References

  1. ^ Jack Lynch; Marielle Murphy; Terry Ann Wilson; John Graham; Mike Traher; Peter Tassi; Kristin Stawiarski; Gerald Curry (January 2008). Kathy Gillis (ed.). Scarboro Missions magazine Jan/Feb 2008 (Magazine) (Special Issue: Padre Luis Quinn, S.F.M. (1928 – 2007) ed.). Scarboro Missions magazine. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. ^ Tassi, Peter. "Father Lou Quinn, and his works of love in The Dominican Republic" (Documentary Video). YouTube.
  3. ^ "Louis Joseph Quinn Order of Canada". Order of Canada Recipients. Office of the Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2011. Alt URL
  4. ^ Tassi, Peter. "Father Lou Quinn's Dominican Republic Mission - Photographic Tour of the Dominican Republic and Father Lou Quinn's Mission". One Big Beautiful Family: Everybody Gives, Everybody Lives. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Louis Joseph Quinn, C.M., s.f.m. Order of Canada". Order of Canada Recipients. Office of the Governor General Archives. April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2011. Alt URL
  6. ^ Lewis, Katie (October 26, 2007). "A nation's 'priest of the poor'". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  • short documentary about the life and work of Louis Joseph Quinn in San José de Ocoa.