Stephen McQuinn

October 4, 1947 – January 20, 2020 Newburgh, NY

Stephen C. McQuinn passed away on Monday January 20, 2020 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Wallkill, NY. He was 72 years old. Son of the late Kenneth and Beatrice Leona Reid McQuinn, he was born in Massena, NY, on October 4, 1947.

Stephen proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1965-1976 and again from 1980-1984. He was awarded two Purple Hearts for his service in Vietnam between 1971 and 1972. After his honorable discharge he became an auditor for the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. He was a member of the Vietnam Helicopters Association and the Frontiersmen VFW post #7545 in Tonawanda, NY.

Survivors include his children: Christopher McQuinn of Syracuse, NY, Daniel Kramer and his wife Anadelys, of Tonawanda, NY, Michael McQuinn of El Centro, CA, Stephen Jones and his wife Heather, of Saegertown, PA, Michele Hampton and her husband Scott, of High Point, NC, Erin Garlock and her husband Jeff, of East Aurora, NY, and Maria Shelton and her husband John, of Saginaw, MI; his brother Reid McQuinn of Wilsboro, NY, and his grandchildren: Jatsia, Nicholas, Jacob, Stephen, Jessica, Alison, Quinn, Nicholas, Evan and Stefani.

A graveside service with Military Honors will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday March 18, 2020 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

Arrangements by William F. Hogan Funeral Home, 135 Main St., Highland Falls, NY. www.wfhoganfuneralhome.com

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