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Quinn, Robert Neal was born on February 8, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Thomas Henry and Florence Quinn.
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The Shellfish Farm is a story of two young people who fall in love during World War II. It is about Michael Blair, a young sailor stationed on the South Pacific Island of Moratova and Naomi LeBeouf, a Eurasion native islander.When Michael is transferred to a ship of the fleet, he promises to return to Moratova where he and Naomi will make a life together on "her island."Ten years pass and Michael fails to keep his promise. Now a detective with the NYPD, he learns that Naomi is in New York City and has become a famous international fashion model.They meet at the popular restaurant, Sardi's, where their love is rekindled. However, love is placed on hold as Michael and his partner attempt to solve the murder of Jean Pierre LeBeouf, Naomi's brother who is involved in the illegal activity of smuggling contraband into the United States.The Shellfish Farm is a love story. It is a story of murder mystery, and romance. It carries the reader from the stark concrete canyons of New York City to beautiful tropical islands of the South Pacific, as Michael searches for the source of a precious jewel-black pearls.
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Beyond the Looking Glass is the story of a young boy who dared to venture outside the boundaries of his small world by stepping through a looking glass that promised not only escape from his rural surroundings, but adventure beyond his limited horizon.Unlike Alice who found a Wonderland when she passed through her looking glass, the author found looking glasses at each turn in the road; mirrors that did not reflect the wonders that lay beyond or the Mad-Hatter characters he was to encounter along the way.Beyond the Looking Glass provides an unique tale of the author's journey through the Rite of Passage toward manhood during the difficult times so many suffered from the Great Depression and World War II.The reader experiences the author's immaturity, then his gradual maturation, as he overcomes many obstacles in his quest to join the navy. At the age of sixteen he succeeds in his quest and spends the war years in the Pacific Theater where he participates in the Saipan and Guam amphibious landings and later the re-taking of the Philippine Islands where his aircraft carrier suffers a kamikase attack.At age fourteen, Bob Quinn's travels begin with the encounter of his first looking glass; a slow moving freight train....
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Quinn, Robert Neal was born on February 8, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Thomas Henry and Florence Quinn.
Student, Louisiana State University, 1947—1948.
Field engineer International Business Machines Corporation, Houston, 1952—1959, Galveston, 1959—1965, branch manager Beaumont, 1965—1967, Los Angeles, 1967—1969, manager field operations New York City, 1969—1971, branch manager Miami, Florida, 1971—1973, Fort Worth, 1973—1983. Management development consultant International Business Machines Corporation, 1973—1983. Petty officer United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO World World War II, with United States Navy, 1948-1951, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with United States Navy, 1951-1952, New York City.
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President Toastmasters, Galveston, 1968—1969. Chairman board governors Country Clubs of America, 1996—2000. Member of Escort Aircraft Carriers Association of America, Amphibious Sailor's Association, Veterans of Underage Military Servicemen Organization, Scribblers Writers Club.
Married Dolores Mae King, September 20, 1952 (deceased November 18, 1983). Married Barbara Joanne Hargis, July 5, 1984. Children: Bonnie, Kimberly, Steven.