Maria Bresciani Quinn, 45, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville after a valiant five-year battle with breast cancer.
She was born May 17, 1973 in New York City to the late Luigi Bresciani and Gloria Maria (Gonzalez) Bresciani.
Maria grew up in New York City and graduated from The Mary Louis Academy in 1991. After graduating, she received her associate’s degree in business from Berkeley College in NYC.
Her hard work and excellent work ethic propelled her to vice president of Retiree Benefits for Voya.
Maria met JP Quinn through mutual friends in 2002 and they hit it off immediately. They moved to Fernandina Beach together in 2004 when she accepted a promotion for her job with Citi Group. They married April 16, 2005. Maria and JP wished for a child more than anything. After many difficulties conceiving, Maria was ecstatic when her son, Jack, was born. She poured all her love and affection into him, even going so far as to bring him a fresh lunch to school every day.
Maria always put others before herself, whether it was caring for her family and friends or anyone who needed help. She always stayed positive and happy even when she was battling breast cancer. She was very outgoing and had many friends. She loved cooking and entertaining the one’s she loved. Maria and JP enjoyed traveling and going on cruises, seeing new places and meeting new people. Her life was full with the love of her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Luigi Bresciani, 2015.
She leaves behind her husband, JP Quinn, and her son, Jack Quinn, both of Fernandina Beach; her beloved sister, Catherine McCarthy and her husband, Richard, of New York City; brother, Tony Bresciani and his wife, Robin, of Houston, Texas; her mother, Gloria Bresciani of Fernandina Beach; her grandmother, Aminda Gonzalez of Fernandina Beach; and many beloved nieces and nephews, especially her namesake and goddaughter, Maria Anna.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 10, 2018 at St. Michael Catholic Church with Father Jose Kallukalam, Celebrant. The family will receive friends between 1 and 3 p.m. and 5 and 7 p.m. Sunday, September 9, 2018 with a Vigil beginning at 6 p.m. She will be laid to rest in Bosque Bello Cemetery.
Please share your memories and condolences at www.oxleyheard .com.
Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors