As a thank you, we
share our secret
To the multitude of our thoughtful friends among
the far-flung Chips Quinn Scholars and
Freedom Forum
colleagues…
Our anniversary celebration cup runneth over
with heart-warming words of congratulations on our 50-year
anniversary.
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Orientation is a family affair for the Quinns. John and Loie attend each orientation,
and son R.B. Quinn (right), a teacher and lawyer, speaks to Scholars about the American press.
Granddaughter Amelia Quinn Cellar introduced John during the Summer 2003 session.
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And so, indeed, does our PO Box 173 in our tiny village
post office at Carolina, R.I.
The good wishes and kind words just poured in…
--from all directions: Connecticut to California to
Florida and all points in between;
--from all the CQS classes: the 1991 pioneers to this
Summer 2003 class;
--from all points in the Freedom Forum world;
--from the humbling, but-to-be treasured comments
from CQS alums from all of the years:
- ”You are an inspiration on how to live a good, meaningful
life.”
- ”Thank you for helping make dreams come true.”
- ”Your commitment to one another and to diversity in newsrooms is a tremendous
inspiration to me and to other alums.”
--to the spirited youthful style of the Summer 2003 class:
- ”You guys must really be good at this marriage thing
because 50 years, man, is a long time!”
--to several flattering pleas for the formula for the
50 years of togetherness:
- “Someday I hope you will share your secret.”
So we shall do just that as our thank you to all the
kind folks who remembered us with so many great thoughts
on our special day.
Here is the LoieandJohn (Note: it is one word) secret:
The Lesson of Love was taught by John’s mother, Kathryn
Collins Quinn,
first to him even before he became a teen-age newsroom
copy boy
and then to Loie when she finally proposed to JCQ
and became a devoted member of Kathryn’s loving family.
Kathryn taught:
“To truly love someone, you must care more about that
person’s happiness and well-being
than you do your own.”
LoieandJohn say “Amen” to that and hope that you do,
too, and share in all the blessings that lesson can
bring to your lives, as it has ours.
Thank you, everyone. And God Bless you all.
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