Paul Price Quenin
1919-2018
Paul Price Quenin was born October 23, 1919 at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. to
Henry Andrews & Lois A. Price Quenin. April 8, 1950 he married
Framces Stewart Osborne from Van Buren, Crawford
Co., Ar. His residence was Fprt Smith. The marriage was in Crawford.
July 1, 1941 Paul registered for the military draft at Fort Smith.
No enlistment date or release date is found. He was woulded in early1944, losing
an eye.
Paul Price Quenin passed away February 20, 2018 at Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Muvh of his story is in hjis obituary below.
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Paul P. Quenin, 98, a member of the "Greatest Generation" died peacefully at home, on February 20, 2018, surrounded by his family.
He was born on October 23, 1919 in Fort Smith, the son of Lois Price Quenin and Henry Andrews Quenin.
He was an inventor, pilot, raconteur, artist and artisan, project manager, mechanical engineer and family man. He was kind, smart, loving and talented.
As an Army Air Corps pilot, he flew bomber escort out of North Africa during WWII. Shrapnel cost him an eye and grounded him, probably saving his life, for which his children are most grateful.
He completed his college degree at the University of Arkansas on the GI bill, graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He went on to acquire a Professional Engineering license.
He was endlessly curious about how things worked and how things could be improved. He held dozens and dozens of patents to prove it.
He was a natural born teacher and a dog whisperer to boot. He never talked down to anyone in his life. He took his kids to ball games but also showed them the colors of a Luna moth and taught them critical thinking.
He was a wonderful manager who built high-performing teams wherever he went.
He was a horrible speller bemused to have a child who was a spelling bee champion. He always said he couldn't spell because all through grade school his teachers had him doing art work on blackboards and poster paper all over the building, especially at holiday time.
He never had anything bad to say about anyone. The running family joke was that he'd say about Judas Iscariot "Aw he probably just wanted to feed his children."
He loved to laugh, he loved corny jokes; he treated women with courtly respect.
He managed projects in London, Caracas, Tokyo, Ankara, Izmit, Mexico City, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Florida, Arkansas, mostly accompanied by his family. After traveling the world, he wanted nothing more than to come home to Arkansas when he retired.
He is survived by the love of his life, his wife, Frances; sons, John and Price (Rachel Henderson); daughter, Ann; and granddaughter, Leigh. He was predeceased by his brothers, Henry and Hugh; and his sisters, Betty and Jeanne.
February 27, 1944
Southwet Times Record
Fort Smith, Arkansas
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