Joe McQuillen
Joe McQuillen has been married for 27 years and is the father of three children, one of whom is on the “other side.” Joe was the youngest of 10 children from an Irish-Catholic family, and although he has had two successful careers, he is at heart a blue collar kid from Buffalo, NY. Starting as an automobile salesman, he worked his way up to executive manager and partner in a number of successful Chicagoland dealerships. After selling out in 2009, Joe became a mortgage broker and is now with Chicago Financial Services. Joe sits on the board of In Balance Ranch Academy, a boarding school for troubled teens with addiction. Following the loss of his son, he began running a charity golf outing to benefit both In Balance Ranch and Penguin Players, a theater troupe of disabled young adults. Joe is 33 years sober, which he says has “helped me to get close to God and to carry me through the dark times after my boy’s crossing.” Joe is the author of My Search for Christopher on the Other Side.
