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Final Farewell was formed
by Patricia A. Quinn to help grieving families through
the financial hardship of the loss of a child. Mrs.
Quinn became a funeral director in 2000 to aid in
running a family business. Her husband, Mr. Thomas
J. Quinn, the President of Final Farewell, is a third
generation funeral director in an economically challenged
area in Philadelphia. The family business dates
back to 1928.
Through their funeral
work, the Quinn's were often confronted with grieving,
poor families who could not afford even the minimal
burial and funeral expenses. They were troubled by
the distress of the families and wanted to alleviate the
economic hardship of funeral cost to relieve some of the
distress.
Mr. and Mrs. Quinn
formulated the charitable mission for Final Farewell
several years ago, while listening to a local radio
station that was conducting its annual fundraiser for
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ("CHOP").
Through its fundraising and provision of charity care,
CHOP provides money for research and health care for
critically ill children. Mr. and Mrs. Quinn
determined to provide assistance to CHOP families that
it serves by providing a full-service funeral to a
family whose child did not survive an illness. By
placing calls to their vendors, the Quinn's identified
others willing to donate funeral and burial-related
services. With the donated services, the Quinn's
were able to help 1-3 families per year.
The Quinn's decided to
incorporate and seek charitable exemption for Final
Farewell so that they could seek additional charitable
contributions and significantly expand their charitable
mission to many families throughout the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
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