Obituary of George McQuinn

<p>Capt. George McQuinn of Toronto, ON, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Saint John Regional Hospital. He was born in Saint John and was a son of the late Harold Otty and Bernice Mae (Stack) McQuinn.</p> <p>Brendan&rsquo;s career started with Atlantic Towing as a deckhand on the Irving Tugboats. He then worked with Kent Lines on the Gypsum boats out of Hansport, NS. Brendan then served as a Boson and rose through the ranks to 1^st mate. He became Captain at the Nova Scotia Nautical Institute and moved to Toronto in 1985.</p> <p>Brendan was highly regarded Captain in the Toronto Harbour since 1987, and was a Captain on many different charter boats and lakers. In 1995, he took possession of the Toronto Harbour Water Taxi with his brother Ralph.</p> <p>Survived by five siblings; Patrick McQuinn, Kevin (Ruth) McQuinn, Maureen McQuinn, Maria MacPhee, and Ralph McQuinn. Also survived by three nephews and one great nephew.</p> <p>Resting at <strong>Fitzpatrick&rsquo;s Funeral Home, 100 Waterloo Street, </strong>Saint John, NB (634-1965) with visiting on Wednesday, from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Funeral service will be held at Fitzpatrick&rsquo;s Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 1:00 PM, followed by interment in the Hampton Rural Cemetery.</p>