Leslie C. Quick Jr.

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Leslie C. Quick Jr. was born on January 27, 1926.

He graduated from Widener University and in 1974 he founded Quick & Reilly, the first New York Stock Exchange member firm to offer discounted commissions to individuals and one of the nation's leading brokerage firms, expanding the business to include one of the largest specialist firms on the New York Stock Exchange, a major clearing and execution firm, and a NASDAQ market maker.

The dynamic leader of the firm that bears his name, Mr. Quick was also highly esteemed for his philanthropy and leadership abilities in charitable, religious and civic causes. His family are devout Roman Catholics. His widow, the late Regina Clarkson Quick (March 2, 1927 - April 3, 2006), was a member of the Dames of Malta, and a noted philanthropist. They had seven children and twenty-four grandchildren.

He died on March 8, 2001 in Boston, Massachusetts, aged 75.

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