Quentin Lee Luther, 88 of Greensburg, Indiana passed away on February 13, 2008 in Irving, Texas at Northgate Plaza Nursing Home following a four year battle with Altzheimer's. He passed away peacefully in his sleep in the company of his daughter, Michael Ann (Luther) Guthrie and friends. 

He was born on June 6, 1919 in Adams, Indiana, the son of Loyd Luther and Lulu (Swango) Luther who owned and operated a small gas station and grocery store in Adams for many years.

He left Adams in 1942 after joining the Army and returned from Europe a much decorated WWII veteran. His unit was responsible for liberating the infamous concentration camp at Dachau. He received an honorable discharge in 1946.

He met and married Anne Geraldine Hancock of San Antonio in Galveston Texas on May 31, 1946, who preceded him in death on February 12, 2000. For much of their 54 years of marriage, they lived in St. Louis, Missouri, but after his retirement they resided in Greensburg for the final 24 years enjoying the company of friends and relatives. 

He studied the field of engineering in Texas and was a member of the ISA for 56 years and became one of the first chemical engineers to work within the nuclear power industry, pioneering the first heavy water power plants for DuPont Corporation in Savannah River.

He learned to play drums and the electric piano at the age of 68 and played with many locally renowned musicians including Ruth Eaton, Mike Gardner, Al Bornemeyer, Troy Hooten, Wayne and Monte Utter, Ed Bedel and Dorothy Brady. With them, he entertained many Indiana citizens at local nursing homes, fairs and other events around the county until 2004.

He was known for his help with his neighbors, his many mopeds that he fixed and sold and his genuine love of music and the gentle farmlands of Indiana that he was born and raised in. He had a sweet and gentle spirit, a lively sense of humor and was a patriot to his country and a loving father and husband to his family.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Greensburg and is survived by his only daughter, Michael Ann Guthrie who resides in Dallas, Texas.

A military service will be held at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery on May 22, 2008 with a memorial following at the home of his daughter. As a much decorated veteran his name will be added to the World War II Memorial wall at the National Cemetery in honor of his service to his country. He will be missed by family and friends, joining his wife and companions in a better place under the protection of the Lord for Eternity.