Tales Of The New Crown: Wendell Quinn Is Extracted From Humanity

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Hurley Medical Center’s ‘gentle giant’ dies from coronavirus

Wendell Quinn

FLINT, MI – Standing head and shoulders above most people, Wendell Quinn’s height was only surpassed by the amount of caring he had for others.

A public safety officer of more than 26 years at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Quinn died Sunday, April 19 from COVID-19 at the hospital where he served. He was 51 years old.

Matthew Murray, Hurley’s public safety chief, called Quinn larger than life in “both stature and in personality.”

“Those of us who know him and who love him, he’s affectionately known as the gentle giant. (He) stood 7-foot-2 and he had a heart to match,” said Murray. “It’s hard to come to grips with the loss of someone like Wendell because he meant so much to everyone here.”

Quinn would always greet people with a smile and was willing to provide help when needed.

“To be a public safety officer at any medical center or any hospital, it takes a certain skill set,” Murray noted. “Patience for the patients... He cared about everyone and he would ask you how you were doing, and it wasn’t just something in passing. He actually cared about how you were doing, and he would sit there and listen to you. That is a quality and a trait that is not easily found. He was wonderful.”

Quinn was always eager to provide assistance with the Children’s Miracle Network and expressed a passion at getting people signed up for the annual Bowl-A-Thon at Grand Blanc Lanes hosted by the Hurley Foundation.

Along with his job at Hurley, Quinn served as the men’s bowling coach at Powers Catholic High School in Flint.


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