Background
Quindlen, Eugene Joseph was born on November 7, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Eugene Augustus and Catherine Josephine (O’Donnell) Quindlen.
Quindlen, Eugene Joseph was born on November 7, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Eugene Augustus and Catherine Josephine (O’Donnell) Quindlen.
Bachelor of Arts maxima cum laude, LaSalle College, Philadelphia, 1940. Master of Arts, Fordham University, 1942. Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1950.
Assistant education, Fordham University, 1940-1942. Management analyst Virginia, 1946-1947. Management analyst, assistant regional representative Office Vocational Rehabilitation, Federal Security Agency, 1947-1951.
Admitted to District of Columbia Bar, 1951.
Planning officer, director planning, later assistant administrator operations Federal Civil Defense Administration, 1952-1958. Staff official OCDM, 1958-1961.
Staff official Office Emergency Planning, 1961-1969, director Program Evaluation Office, 1962-1969. Director government preparedness Office Emergency Preparedness, 1969-1970.
Assistant director for government preparedness Office Emergency Preparedness, Executive Office President, 1970-1973.
Vice president, then president J. M. Chambers & Company Incorporated., Washington, 1973-1977. Delaware, alternate delegate North Atlantic Treaty Organization civil defense meetings, 1959, 61. Chairman work group Joint Board Fuel Supply and Transport, 1970-1977.
Member Task Force on Civil Disorders, National Advisory Commision on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals, 1971-1977. Served to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American Society Public Administration, Reserve Officers Association, American Legion, Delta Theta Phi.
Married Katherine Marie Devine, June 23, 1943. Children: Eugene, James, Carol, Maureen, Christine, Brian, Kathleen, Mark.