Quentin Hooley

TORRINGTON, WY.....Funeral services with Military honors and Masonic Rites will be held for QUENTIN GERALD HOOLEY, 84, on Thursday October 22, 2009 at First Baptist Church in Torrington, Wyoming with Pastor Rick Cederholm officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation hours are from 3-7pm on Wednesday at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel and the casket will be open at the church. Quentin passed away on Sunday October 18 at the Goshen Care Center/Alzheimer’s Unit. Memorials can be made to the First Baptist Church or The Shrine Hospital c/o Mel Gable 2326 East F Street Torrington, WY 82240. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. He was born on August 23, 1925 at Cassa, Wyoming to Ivan Stanley and Nellie Marie(Thurman) Hooley. He graduated from Glendo High School in 1943 and received his PhD. of Pharmacy from Colorado University, Boulder, CO in June 1950. Quentin joined the Army in Korea in 1950-51 and worked in pharmacy supplies as a Pharmacy Technician. He owned and operated the HQ Drug Store in Glenrock, WY. He met and married Myrtle Freese in Glenrock on January 22, 1967. They moved to Torrington in 1970 and worked at Kellam Drug and Center Pharmacy. Myrtle later passed away on August 30, 1987. The couple had no children. He was Wyoming State Representative from Converse County from 1965-1967, as well as past president of several clubs and organizations, including Glenrock Lions Club, Glenrock Chamber of Commerce, Central Pharmaceutical Association, and Casper Pharmaceutical Association. Quentin was a member of the First Baptist Church of Torrington and the Torrington Elks Lodge #1726, Moose Lodge, and Goshen County Country Club. He also belonged to the Masonic Lodge of Torrington #29, Shrine Club of Torrington, as well as Korean Shrine Club for many years. He enjoyed playing piano, playing the mucet, and traveling. Quentin is survived by special friends Mel and Nita Gable and Bonnie Hurst, all of Torrington. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and two brothers Stanley and Kenneth.

Quentin Hooley

August 23, 1925 - October 19, 2009