Robert “Bob” Christopher Quinn, of Waltham, passed away March 8 peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born on Dec. 20, 1954 in Quincy, Massachusetts, the son of Harold Quinn MD, and Ruth Quinn PhD.

He is survived by his beloved children, Sean Quinn of Waltham, Melanie Quinn of New York City, Annie Quinn of Burlington, VT, as well as his sister, Barbara Quinn of Quincy, brother Rick Quinn and Chako (wife), Karina (niece) of Alameda CA., and his former spouse of 22 years Rosemary Quinn (Vero Beach, FL).

Bob grew up in Braintree, graduated from Thayer Academy 1973, Georgetown University 1977 and earned his Network Programming Certificate from Harvard University Extension 1986.

Bob was a software developer and worked for FTP Software, Celox, and Stardust. He was also a published Author (“Windows Sockets Network Programming”), and a freelance web developer.

A very active person, Bob loved the outdoors and spent his Cape Cod summers biking, hiking, swimming, sailing, windsurfing and rollerblading. In 2001, Bob suffered a ski accident that left him a quadrepeligic. Despite the hardships that come with such adversity, Bob’s optimism, enthusiasm, and passion for life never dimmed. He faced every challenge head-on, learning to drive and live independently, and finding joy in going to movies & concerts with his kids, riding his adaptive bike, and even going camping & sailing.

Known as “Fitch” by his lifelong friends from Megansett (a section of North Falmouth), he is fondly remembered as an incredibly inspiring, funny and resilient person. Bob’s favorite mottos were “Life is hard, but that’s not what matters – it’s how fun it is!” and “Attitude is everything”.

A celebration of life will be scheduled for this summer. For more information, visit BobCQuinn.com, or email BobQuinnCelebration@gmail.comcreate new email

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Bob’s memory may be mailed to the Waltham Fire Department, Local 866 at 175 Lexington St, Waltham, MA 02452.