Quinn Flood Leibfried
October 6, 1942 — October 6, 2018
Quinn was preceded in death by her parents John Sawyer Flood and Katherine Yongue Flood; her uncle Robert Trigg Tuttle and his wife Mary Virginia. Quinn is survived by her husband, Keith Carlos Leibfried, Lake City, FL; daughter Kimberly Quinn Lewis, Lake City, FL; son Brian Keith Leibfried and Wife Caroline, Chicago, Illinois; brother John Sawyer Flood, Jr, his wife Mary Ann, and nephews David Flood and Dylan Flood, Morganton, NC; four grandchildren, Sarah Katherine Lewis, Caroline Quinn Lewis, Sawyer Brian Leibfried and Henry Luke Leibfried.
Quinn was born and raised in Live Oak, Florida, and graduated from Suwannee High School 1961. She graduated from the University of Florida in 1965, and became a lifelong Gator fan. After college, she met and married Keith. They moved to Ft. Lauderdale where Quinn was an English teacher, following in the footsteps of her mother, Katherine Flood, who taught English at Suwannee High School.
In 1974, Quinn returned to Live Oak. She came to SHS and established the Peer Counseling/Mentoring Program. She felt so passionate about this role that she attended evening and weekend classes at Valdosta State for a degree in counseling in 1983. In 1984, she became a guidance counselor at SHS. She was the most beloved counselor by both students and colleagues, until her retirement in 1999.
Quinn will be remembered for her strong, but loving and caring spirit, whether to her family, her friends, or her students. She was a lifetime member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. She loved the sacraments of the Church, yet was spiritual in her commune with nature. One of her favorite places on earth was Walden Pond.
Funeral services were held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Tuesday, October 9, at 11 am. Following the service interment was held at the Live Oak City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 1238, Live Oak, Florida 32604
Lunch celebration of Quinn's life was held following the interment at the church.
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