Katherine Quinn
1918-Sept. 22, 2009
Palo Alto, California

Katherine "Kay" White Quinn, 91, a resident of Palo Alto, died Sept. 22, 2009.

She was born in Buffalo, N.Y. She was raised in New Rochelle, N.Y. She graduated from Skidmore with a degree in art and continued her education at Alfred University. She married Franklin Madison White Jr. in 1941. After Frank got his degree in engineering they moved to Palo Alto.

After Frank's death in 1974 she went back to teaching art. She initiated the jewelry classes at Little House.

She taught classes there for more than 20 years. While producing many pieces of art herself, she taught ceramics, pewter, enameling, silversmithing, and goldsmithing.

She was married to George Quinn from 1981 until his death in 1985. She was a member of the Metal Arts Guild and also served on the State Fair Artists Advisory Board.

She enjoyed ice-skating, swimming, yoga, cross-country skiing and travel. She attended craft conferences in Japan, Mexico and Vienna and SNAG conferences in the United States and Canada.

She moved to Channing House in 1998. She is survived by her children, Raymond White of Palo Alto, Marcia Gentry of Sunnyvale, Karen Jacobsen of Portland, Ore., and Lory Campagna of Sonoma; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

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