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From Left to right Walter, Don, Tom.
Bertha Akin in back Greta, Don, Tom, Mary Alice
Your great-grandmother, on the other side, was a Speer of The Speers - a family of education and prominence, connected with the famous Lees of Virginia, and tracing their ancestry back to one Speer who was once Lord Mayor of London.
I know nothing about Evaline’s parents, but my mother often spoke of going to visit her mother’s Uncle J.K. and Aunt Josephine Speer somewhere in North Carolina, I think, as that is where my mother grew up.
The J.K. Speers were well-to-do – had an enormous house and several negro slaves. They had had two daughters but had lost both of them with “consumption” and were glad to have the little great-niece stay with them. Your grandmother loved them - she corresponded with Uncle J.K. (who, like all the family, was a prodigious, though not very legible, letter writer) long after I can remember. She often told us how lonely and scared she was to have to sleep alone in an enormous room on a bed piled high with featherbeds and pillows filled with feathers from Aunt Jo’s own geese, for which she was famous. We had pictures of these two people, who were old when I was a little girl, but I have no idea what happened to the pictures during the long years since my mother’s death.
Somewhere I got the idea that Evaline’s parents were not friendly to her after her marriage to the penniless Irish schoolteacher, who also liked his horses and his whiskey. I cannot remember my mother ever mentioning her grandparents, but there may have been no hard feeling there - I did not ask many questions while my mother lived - I wish I had! At any rate, when Evaline’s first daughter was born, so tiny that no one expected her to live, Robert Burton McGuire said, “Whether she lives or dies her name is Priscilla Jane, for her mother’s only sister.” And this, I take it, indicates a friendly feeling among some members of the family.
So your grandmother, whose head at birth was “small enough to go in a teacup,” and I have seen the tiny quilted cap she wore, was born in North Carolina, on the banks of the Yadkin River. (Your grandfather used to joke that it was the Tar River and that your grandmother was living there when the river caught fire and burned up all the fish!)
The Aunt Priscilla Jane was older than Eveline and was married to a prosperous aristocrat named Hall. They had one son of whom…
My guess is the names —.
Back Row: Walter, Margret, Don, Tom(me on a box :) , Greta, Sally
Front Row: Mike/Doug/your friend? Mary Alice, Martha, my uncle Tom
Front Row Tommy :). All McQuaids
Where is Aunt Jean??
Thomas McQuaid, Salt Works Ranch near Buena Vista
Thomas McQuaid, Salt Works Ranch near Buena Vista
had several siblings. His parents were Michael McQuaid (1824–1907) and Margaret Ryan (1827–1879). His brothers included John Babtist McQuaid (1855–1929), Owen McQuaid (1857–1936), and Michael McQuaid (1860–1936) . These details provide a broader context to Thomas McQuaid’s family background and his significant role in the ranching history of Colorado.
The fire that burnt out Michael McQuaid’s family on their ranch near Buena Vista, Colorado, occurred around Christmas in the late 1800s. After the fire, the family moved to Leadville, Colorado, which was a bustling mining town at the time. Leadville provided new opportunities for the family as it was amid a silver boom, which significantly stimulated the communities in the Arkansas River Valley.
Don McQuaid with his model T
Grandma Epps (Mattie ( Hart)?McQuaid)
Tom McQuaid of Spouth Park Co.
Obits
Obits
From Tommy Mcquaid in Seattle: "My Grandmother, Martha, died in 1958. My Mother, Magaret, died in 1987. My Father, TL died in 1997. My Brother, Michael, died in 2019.
Bother Douglas died in 2023. My Sister Donna (Diana) died in 2023."
Jean mcquaid Obit;MCQUAID -- Jean (Helen Jean Nethery Bradley) McQuaid was born in 1912 in DeBeque, CO. She was the eldest of three daughters of Margaret and James Nethery. She was blessed with two daughters, Sally Scrivner (Lairie) and Martha (Marti) Crapo (Tom); four grandchildren, Steve and Brian Scrivner, Katherine Crapo, and Michelle Betsch; two step great-grandaughters Emily and Amy; two great-grandchildren, Ethan and Averie Betsch; and one foster great-grandaughter Eyde. Her family includes her sister Phyllis Angell; niece Barbara Angell; nephew Dick Angell; niece Mary Peck, whom she called her daytime daughter; nephew Tom O. McQuaid; niece Pat Prather; nephew Jim Bradley; niece Diane Ray; niece Patsy Richardson; niece Donna McQuaid; and nephews Mike; Douglas, and Tommy McQuaid. Jean loved all of nature's beauty, Colorado and New Mexico, gardening, rock-hounding, reading, and camping, particularly with her LOW camping friends and her family. Many of her friends and family celebrated her 85th birthday with a camping trip to Coyote Creek State Park near Mora, New Mexico. She and Walter moved to Albuquerque, NM in 1950, and her heart belonged to the Land of Enchantment for 48 years. She moved to Denver, CO, in 1998 and then to Frederick, CO, in 2006 to live with her daughter Marti until a recent move to Fort Collins, CO. Our Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Aunt, and Sister passed on to her next life on September 1, 2009, at the age of 96. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jay G. Bradley, in 1941, her husband, Walter B. McQuaid, in 1983, and her sister, Alice Rodgers, in 1991. A private celebration of her life will be held in Fort Collins, CO. In place of flowers, please make donations to your own favorite charity. Friends may send condolences to the family at goesfuneralcare.com.
Thomas Lee Mcquaid, From Cowboy To Banker
By Carole Beers
Seattle Times Staff Reporter
Thomas Lee McQuaid, who helped bring drive-in banking to Seattle and OK'd initial funding to build the Space Needle, was a respected sage in the financial district. He also was a director of the United Way, Seattle Symphony and other community groups.
Yet he was born into a cowboying family in Tucumcari, N.M. and worked as a ranch hand in his youth. A love of animals never left him. He got great satisfaction tending his 7-acre Clyde Hill estate, complete with chickens, horses and cows.
"He loved cattle and horses and farming, although he never really had his own ranch," said his son Douglas McQuaid of Seattle.
Mr. McQuaid died of heart failure on Wednesday (June 11). He was 92.
Although he attended the University of Southern California and the University of Colorado, finances forced him to leave school before earning a degree.
Returning to New Mexico, he got a job as a bank teller. In 1925 he moved to Seattle to work as a messenger for the Seattle office of the Bank of California. By the time he retired in 1965, he was a senior vice president and general manager.
In 1959 he persuaded building owners to build an underground Bank of California parking garage, offering free parking to clients, and to install "teller tubes" that offered curbside banking.
Michael Middleton McQuaid
Mike passed away peacefully on June 9, 2019 at the age of 79.
Michael Middleton McQuaid (Mike), the son of Thomas Lee McQuaid Sr. and Margaret Middleton (Trenbath) McQuaid was born on March 12, 1940 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle Washington.
In his early years his family lived in the University District and Capitol Hill areas. In 1955 the family moved to a small farm on Clyde Hill Washington.
Mike attended Seattle Preparatory High School. While at Seattle Prep., he became active in student affairs and was elected class president during his senior year. While still attending Seattle Prep., he enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve and spent every other weekend at Naval Reserve meetings. During the summers he spent two weeks serving on various United States Naval Vessels.
Upon graduation from Seattle Prep. In 1959 Mike attended Seattle University where he continued to be active in student affairs. He was elected Freshman Class President, elected to the Student Body Senate, served as Homecoming Chairman and was elected treasurer of the Student Body. Mike majored in finance and banking and graduated with a degree in Commercial Science. During his senior year Mike married Lynn Marie Johnston. Together, Mike & Lynn had two children, Michael Middleton McQuaid Jr. (1963) and Patrick Brennan McQuaid (1969).
After graduating from Seattle University Mike continued attending Naval Reserve meetings and was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S Navy. He then departed for active duty in the Navy spending four years with Tactical Air Control Squadron Eleven headquartered in Coronado California. Mike spent a good portion of his time in the Navy in the Far East including a full tour in Vietnam during 1964-1965.
Upon his discharge from the Navy in 1967, Mike became an Washington. In 1968 Mike joined the Washington Athletic Club and became active in the handball club where he made many new friends and continued playing handball into his late 60s. He was also a past member of the Seattle Yacht Club and the Rainier Club. In 1973 E.F. Hutton and company purchased the Seattle Dominick and Dominick, Inc. office where Mike worked.
In 1978, Mike married Marilyn Root Templeton, and they began their 28-year marriage. Mike remained with E.F. Hutton and Company until 1987 as sales manager and assistant manager of the Seattle office. He then joined Prudential Bache Securities, Inc. as senior vice president and Manager of the Bellevue Office. In 1993 Mike left Prudential Bache to join the NYSE firm of Dain Bosworth, Inc. as managing director and opened a new office in downtown Kirkland. In 2000 the firm of Dain Bosworth was purchased by the Royal Bank of Canada.
Mike retired from the stock business in 2008 and settled in the Meydenbauer Bay area of Downtown Bellevue, where he remained until his death. During retirement, Mike enjoyed annual trips to various places with his close friend and traveling companion, Sonna Lee Janes. His favorite destinations and most frequent visits were to Rome, Italy (the Popolo Square area) Polo Beach in Wailea, Maui and Lake Chelan, WA. Mike also enjoyed volunteering for the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle WA. and worked there as an ambassador for ten years. He spent many days enjoying his time with both the animals and visitors of the Zoo.
Mike is survived by his wife of 28 years, Marilyn Templeton McQuaid of Bellevue, his two sons Patrick Brennan McQuaid of Seattle and Michael Middleton McQuaid Jr. of Seattle, Daughter in law Ema Rene McQuaid (Wife of Patrick), granddaughter Ela Margaret McQuaid (Daughter of Patrick & Ema Rene) two stepdaughters, Amy Richardson of Bothell, WA and Sara Lynn Templeton of Nashville, Tennessee, sister Donna E. Middleton McQuaid of Bolinas, California, brothers Douglas Wight McQuaid of Seattle and Thomas Lee McQuaid, Jr. of Seattle.
At Mike's request there will be no memorial service, however, a celebration of his life will be held at a future date. You may contact a family member to keep updated on the upcoming celebration date and location. Any remembrances to Mike should be made to the Woodland Park Zoological Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Mike McQuaid
Douglas Wight McQuaid
Douglas Wight McQuaid
MAY 14, 1945 – JULY 23, 2023
Douglas W. McQuaid passed away in his sleep on Sunday, July 23, 2023 in West Seattle.
He was born May 14, 1945, in Seattle, third child of Thomas L. & Margaret M. McQuaid. In 1955 the family moved from Capitol Hill to Clyde Hill. Doug graduated from Bellevue High School in 1963. He received a B.A. in Business Administration in 1967 from University of Washington. He always was an avid Husky fan. In 1972 he received a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Willamette University College of Law. He practiced law in Seattle for 50 years.
Doug is a Vietnam Veteran. He interrupted his legal education in 1968 to serve as a combat infantry soldier and was awarded numerous combat honors and medals. Douglas was preceded in death by his parents and his older brother, Michael McQuaid, Sr.
He is survived by his sister Diana McQuaid, Bolinas, CA, brother Tom McQuaid, Seattle and several nieces and nephews.
Douglas W. McQuaid
Douglas W. McQuaid Campaign for Mayor of Seattle
Big idea
Use city and state money to make drug and alcohol treatment more affordable.
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Conventional wisdom
He said it best: "My strategy is to put my name in and hope for the best, but expect the worst."
A cat, Fuzzy.
Management experience
Owns his law office and a West Seattle car dealership. In addition, he is a landlord. In all, he currently manages about $5 million and 5 people. Previously, he was a law partner at a downtown Seattle law firm where he helped manage about 25 people and as much as $10 million.
You don’t have to be a professional politician and you don’t have to raise a lot of money to run. I think you can be serious without raising the money — that’s one of the problems with government today.
—Doug McQuaid
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Doug McQuaid
Doug McQuaid
Owns his law office and a West Seattle car dealership. In addition, he is a landlord. In all, he currently manages about $5 million and 5 people. Previously, he was a law partner at a downtown Seattle law firm where he helped manage about 25 people and as much as $10 million.
You don’t have to be a professional politician, and you don’t have to raise a lot of money to run. I think you can be serious without raising the money — that’s one of the problems with the government today
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In summary
Hire new chief. The first move the new mayor should make at the Seattle Police Department would work on hiring a strong, transparent leader for the department.
Fix aging streets firste McQuaid is anti-light rail, and would focus on fixing traffic infrastructure, like streets and stop lights.
CMcQuaid opposes shutting down Nickelsville, and suggested the city find an old school or other unused building that could offer temporary shelter.
McQuaid says they should be allowed only with special rules, plenty of neighbor input, and in places with adequate parking where they won't create overcrowding.
McQuaid thinks more affordable parking is important to make downtown a shopping hub.
Obituary for Jean McQuaid
Obituary for Jean McQuaid
Jean (Helen Jean Nethery Bradley) McQuaid was born in 1912 in DeBeque, CO. She was the eldest of three daughters of Margaret and James Nethery. She was blessed with two daughters, Sally Scrivner (Lairie) and Martha (Marti) Crapo (Tom), four grandchildren, Steve and Brian Scrivner, Katherine Crapo, and Michelle Betsch, two step great-grandaughters Emily and Amy, two great-grandchildren, Ethan and Averie Betsch, and one foster great-grandaughter Eyde. Her family includes her sister Phyllis Angell, niece Barbara Angell, nephew Dick Angell, niece Mary Peck, whom she called her daytime daughter, nephew Tom O. McQuaid, niece Pat Prather, nephew Jim Bradley, niece Diane Ray, niece Patsy Richardson, niece Donna McQuaid, and nephews Mike, Douglas, and Tommy McQuaid. Jean loved all of nature’s beauty, Colorado and New Mexico, gardening, rock-hounding, reading, and camping, particularly with her LOW camping friends and her family. Many of her friends and family celebrated her 85th birthday with a camping trip to Coyote Creek State Park near Mora, New Mexico. She and Walter moved to Albuquerque, NM in 1950, and her heart belonged to the Land of Enchantment for 48 years. She moved to Denver, CO in 1998, and then to Frederick, CO in 2006 to live with her daughter Marti until a recent move to Fort Collins, CO. Our Mother, Grandmother, great-Grandmother, Aunt, and Sister passed on to her next life on September 1, 2009 at the age of 96. She was preceded in death by her husband Jay G. Bradley in 1941, her husband Walter B. McQuaid in 1983, and her sister Alice Rodgers in 1991. A private celebration of her life will be held in Fort Collins, CO. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to your own favorite charity.
Charles A. Hibbs
Charles A. Hibbs
March 6, 2006. from: file:///Users/tommcquaid/Desktop/family%20copy/family/Charles%20A.%20Hibbs%20%7C%20PostIndependent.com.webarchive
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Charles Hibbs passed away March 3, 2006, at his home in Montrose. He was 70 years old.He was born Feb. 17, 1936, in Belle, Calif., to Charles A. and Alice (McGuire) Hibbs. He spent his childhood in Belle, graduating from Belle High School. He completed his education at the University of California Los Angles, with a degree in education. Charles married Romana Groff Feb. 15, 1992, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Montrose. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Silverton.He was a member of the U.S. Army Reserves, training in Southern Texas.Charles was the Esma Lewis Elementary School principal in the late 1970s and a member of the Colorado Educators Association.Charles loved antique cars and the Colorado mountains. He and Romana explored the San Juan Mountains, which resulted in wonderful stories of their adventures.Survivors include his wife and sisters-in-law Ester Montonati and Jane Groff, both of Montrose.A vigil/rosary took place Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Montrose.A funeral mass will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Montrose, with the Rite of Commital Service to follow at Cedar Cemetery in Montrose.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to San Juan Health Care Foundation, San Juan Cancer Center – Montrose, attn: Mary Snyder, 800 S. Third St., Montrose, CO 81401 or St. Patrick Catholic Church, Reese St., Silverton, CO 81433.Arrangements are under the direction and care of Crippin Funeral Home in Montrose.
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