Lloyd Don"" R. Quinton

QUINTON- Lloyd R. "Don" Quinton, age 78, a resident of Albuquerque since 1965, passed away on June 1, 2009. Lloyd graduated from ADA High School on 1948. Played lap steel on various recordings for Doc Bryant, at Jim Beck studios 1951. Recorded and released a 45 phonograph record in 1970, "Street of Broken Dreams," and "Lights of Albuquerque." His band "Don and the Dukes," played for many years in Albuquerque, Belen and Socorro. His voice was in the style of Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold. Moved to Albuquerque in 1965 worked at Jet Electronics where he fabricated modules for the Apollo Moon missions. He owned many electronically oriented businesses and also repaired guitar amplifiers for many of the local musicians over the years, including Glen Campbell. He is preceded in death by his parents George Robert Quinton and Janette Hayes Quinton and one brother Leo in the 1930's. He is survived by is wife of 26 years Tuty L. Quinton; three children, Thomas Lee Quinton, Michael Wayne Quinton, both of Albuquerque NM, and Reydonna Christine Stow and husband, Windell, of Durant, OK; four grandchildren, David and Jonathan Quinton, Melissa Garrett, and Angela Lambe; three great-grandchildren, Mickayla, Ethan, and Breanna; one brother, Robert R. Quinton, of Albuquerque. Services have been entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Services 1100 Coal Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 505-842-8800