PATRICK QUINN, A founding member of Solidarity and a revolutionary socialist activist for six decades, died in his hometown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on January 4, 2025 at the age of 83. A memorial article is planned for a forthcoming ATC issue.
Alan Wald, a longtime friend and political comrade, says of Patrick that “he always seemed to have a larger-than-life personality.
“He was extroverted, gregarious, approachable, and often affable and even playful — with amazing raconteurial gifts and a more retentive memory than a herd of elephants. In public discussions, he had passion and presence, usually asking the right questions, paying attention to what other people were saying, and mostly responding in affirmative if critical ways.”
Patrick Quinn, presente!