Armando J. Quinones

Armando J. Quinones, of Deerfield Township, Ohio, passed away at home on April 17, 2024, after a short illness. He was 97 years old. Armando, who was most often known as A.J. or Mike, was born September 3, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York, to Sixto (Acisclo) Quinones and his wife, Ana Carrasco. Armando graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1944. He then enlisted in the Army at the age of 18 and was honorably discharged in 1946 at the end of World War II. Through the GI bill, years of night school, and finally 2 years of full-time study supported by Rosemary Belena, who he married in 1950, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the prestigious Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1955. After working briefly in Westbury, New York and Downy, California, the couple settled in Cincinnati in 1957, where Armando joined and ultimately retired from General Electric as an aerospace engineer. Endowed with a curious and analytical mind and a passion for thermodynamics, he received several patents and made essential contributions to multiple commercial and military aircraft engine designs over the course of his many happy years at General Electric. Although he retired in 1991, he enjoyed staying in touch with his former colleagues through reunions and weekly lunches up to his passing. After a health scare in his 40s, Armando began to exercise and exercise seriously, running and completing the New York City Marathon at his first attempt at the age of 61. He was a daily visitor at the General Electric Fitness Center into his mid-90s, where he amazed and inspired others with his stamina and exercise routine that included weightlifting and long-distance swimming, a love he developed as a young lifeguard at Jones Beach in Long Island, New York. He loved crossword puzzles, big band, and Tony Bennett music, and was a fierce opponent in any game of dominoes. He was also an avid fan of the Cincinnati Reds, and his retirement was filled with watching and attending his favorite team’s games with family and friends.

Armando is survived by his three children and their spouses: Susan Quinones and husband John Dilliplane of New Hope, Pennsylvania, Michael and wife Beth (Evans) of Loveland, Ohio, and David and wife Deb (Smith) of Chatham, Massachusetts, along with his five grandchildren, Sarah, Rebecca, Anne, Joshua, and Bowen, and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Rogelio.

There will be a visitation at Evans Funeral Home – Milford, 741 Center Street, Milford, Ohio, 45150, Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 2:30 pm, followed by a memorial service at 3:30 pm.

If so desired, in lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in his name to Boys Town, P.O. Box 8000, Boys Town, Nebraska, 68010 (boystown.org) or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105 (stjude.org).