Sean Quinn
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Officer

Sean Quinn

Suicide Honored
End of Watch February 11, 2013
Age 46
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
The Vigil Panel 227 ›
Gender Male

Survivors

Wife Eileen Quinn; three children; three stepchildren; one grandchild

Biography

Sean Quinn served the Lower Merion Township Police Department for 25 years, earning 32 Letters of Commendation, one Unit Commendation, and one Outstanding Agency Commendation. He was honored by the Philadelphia 76ers as a Hometown Hero in 2002 for his work as a DARE officer and CPR/First Aid/AED instructor. Sean was also a certified Internet safety instructor, a 911 call taker, a devout Catholic who taught CCD, and a Eucharistic Minister. His wife Eileen remembered him simply: he was an incredible man and the love of her life. He was 46 years old.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

Officer Sean Quinn served with the Lower Merion Township Police Department.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Ardmore, PA
Platform Identity lmtpd.montgomery.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 11, 2013
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Officer Sean Quinn is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 8 of 1,261 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 0.6% of this state's fallen.

At Lower Merion Township Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Lower Merion Township Police Department
1
of 4 officers
25% Suicide
PA — Statewide
8
of 1,261 officers
0.6% Suicide
Nationwide
256
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Suicide

National Cause Distribution

How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sean Quinn's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Sean Quinn Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Suicide: 41.7 years
Years of Service
25
This officer
Avg for Suicide: 16.0 years

When Suicide Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Sean Quinn is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
24
Feb
22
Mar
15
Apr
18
May
30
Jun
28
Jul
18
Aug
15
Sep
21
Oct
24
Nov
21
Dec
18