New member Quinn Hadley (Classification: Funeral Director) didn’t know much about Rotary when he joined last month at the encouragement of his employer at Metcalf Mortuary but "it seemed like a good opportunity."Quinn graduated from Dixie State College with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration but didn’t know exactly which direction to go with his college education until he met and married Nicole Metcalf, daughter of Ron and Cindy Metcalf. Quinn decided to take a look at his father-in-law’s funeral business and was soon intrigued by what he calls "an interesting profession." He worked as an apprentice at Metcalf Mortuary before he went to mortuary school in New York City, living in "an awesome downtown apartment in Manhattan where Nicole and I lived it up for a year" before returning to St. George. Admittedly, Quinn says, "this profession took some getting used to - and the hours can be inconvenient - but I find it very rewarding!"
Quinn says his most memorable experience in life is memorable for all the wrong reasons. The event which changed his life forever was the loss of his father - who he describes as "my very best friend" - from a sudden heart attack in January 2009. "It has been hard to watch my mother struggle with the loss which flipped our whole world upside down. I am trying to deal with it, but it is still very hard to realize he is gone!"
Quinn, who learned Portuguese serving an LDS mission in Brazil (1999-2001), recently vacationed in the South American country with his wife. "I was a little nervous about being able to speak the language, but it came back pretty quick. I was able to get us from the extreme north to the extreme southern tip of Brazil - from Manaus near the Amazon River to Iguacu Falls and to Salvador and Porto Alegre."
Sounds like Quinn Hadley will be a perfect new addition to SGR’s International Service committee.
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