Connie Reese Quinn's Obituary
On March 6, 2023 Connie Reese Quinn, age 67, went into the loving arms of Jesus. She was born in Dallas on July 2, 1955 to Timothy Eugene Reese and Claudia Ann Cheairs.
She is survived by her husband, Marc Quinn of Garland; son, Jared Bingham of Merced, California and his wife, Michelle and their children Daphne, Hypatia, Love, Ananias and Eleanor; her daughter Peggy Bowyer of Garland and her husband Eric; her brother-in-law, Tim Shelfer of Castle Rock, Colorado, his daughter Rebecca Terlisner of Castle Rock, Colorado and husband Mitch and their children, Witten and Reese; her sister-in-law, Kim Quinn of Dallas; and brother-in-law Hal Quinn of Mercer Island, Washington and his wife Terri and their children Hayley, Mackenzie, and Sean. Connie was preceded in death by her sister, Andrea Jan Shelfer, her parents, and step-mother, Shirley Reese.
Connie was a shy little girl, but as an adult, she greeted people like they were already her friends; she never met a stranger. She attended Oklahoma Christian College where she met Rick Bingham, leading to marriage and the birth of two children, Jared and Peggy.
Later in life, she had a career as a loan auditor in the mortgage industry; she met Marc Quinn, and they were married September 3, 1994.
One of the highlights of her life was spending time with their five grandchildren, and she enjoyed the birds that frequented their backyard known as “Connie’s Bird Buffet”. She enjoyed underlining her Bible in red, and being “punny”--she loved a good “Dad-joke!” It was her unwritten life mission to encourage, compliment, and thank people, especially those who were hurting, broken, and in pain.
Connie had a love for sewing and was a gifted seamstress, creating her daughter Peggy’s wedding dress. She also enjoyed the oldest known embroidery technique—cross-stitch—and spent time cross-stitching many pieces, including a beautiful portrait of a cardinal for her grandmother’s 90th birthday.
She loved to bake, especially pies and biscuits, and was affectionately known by Marc as baking the “Best Pies in the Universe”. Her favorite part of the pie was, naturally, the pie crust, created from a recipe handed down from her grandmother.
Even though it became difficult for her, she loved entertaining—sharing her love first to her family, then others of a different family of origin.
Very important to Connie was her relationship with Jesus Christ and the Church. Fellowship, Bible study, encouraging others in God’s word, the challenge to know more about God and His character, and her role encouraging others in life, were most important to her.
In 2014, Connie completed “The Amazing Collection” Bible study in the Woodcreek Church Women’s Bible study, covering all sixty-six books of the Bible.
In worship, Connie loved to sing the alto part of the hymns of old, and rejoiced and worshiped with the newer style of worship as well. Two of her favorite Christian artists were David Phelps and Matthew West.
Connie was a great encourager, helping others to trust God and his Word, encouraging couples to work on their marriages through counseling and marriage conferences, and encouraging single women to trust God for their mate. She had the ability to see other’s pain, and encourage them in the midst of their suffering.
Connie loved hard...she loved deep. She was strong in every sense of the word: strong in her trust in Christ, strong in her faith, strong in her love, strong in her service, strong in her convictions, strong in her empathy and compassion. Many times she requested an audience with the manager of a restaurant or store to inform him or her how great a service the server or employee provided.
We deeply miss our “Sweet Pea”, Mom, and Connie, but she’s in the arms of Jesus, celebrating
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