Thomas A Quintrell

Beloved husband of Ella Hornickel Quintrell. Dear father of Lute Quintrell (Lynn) of Cleveland Hts., OH, Margaret Madding (Bruce) of Atherton, CA, Josie Quintrell (Duncan Wood) of Harspwell, ME and Edith Quintrell (Ruben Perina) of Washington, D.C. Grandfather of Clay Madding, Sara Madding, Ann Madding; Laura Quintrell; Anna Perina, Natalia Perina; Emma Wood and Sam Wood Mr. Quintrell serves as an officer and director of the Gates Mills Land Conservancy, the Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc., and Grand River Partners, Inc., where he worked on the merger of Grand River into Western Reserve Land Conservancy on December 31, 2009. In addition to serving on the National Council, Mr. Quintrell also serves on the Land Trust Alliance’s Conservation Defense Advisory Council. He has been involved with the Coalition of Ohio Land Trust, and serves on the Ohio Advisory Board for the Trust for Public Land and is a board member and past President of the Ohio League of Conservation Voters. Mr. Quintrell was a Captain in the 7th Division during WWII which made four amphibious invasions in the Pacific – Attu, Kwajalein, Leyte and Okinawa where he earned a Bronze Star. He practiced law with the Arter & Hadden firm in Cleveland where he specialized in representing financial institutions, working on security matters and doing real estate syndications. Mr. Quintrell served on the Board of Central National Bank for 18 years. Since his retirement from the firm 12 years ago, he has devoted his time to land trusts, conservation easements, non-profit organizations and spending time with his wife Ella. He was a dedicated student - athlete at both University School (1938) and at Princeton University (1942). In World War II, he received the bronze star for his service as a Captain with the 7th Infantry Division. Upon return from the war he attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1948. He and his wife were married on July 7, 1950. He started his legal career in 1948 with McKeehan, Merrick, Arter & Stewart and George William Cottrell, later known as Arter & Hadden.