Michael Chet Quintero

Michael Chet Quintero was born on June 30, 1946, in Santa Barbara CA to parents Alice Rodriguez McCrumb and Richard Martinez Quintero. He grew up in San Francisco and spent summers in Los Angeles with his grandparents and cousins. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School where he competed in track and field for four years.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts from City College in San Francisco, which is where he met his wife, Melody. He was a member of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and served in the United States Marine Corps. After moving to Philadelphia, he earned a Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary. While he worked for many years in the printing industry as a skilled knife operator, his first love was his Lord and Savior. While in Philadelphia he taught Theology at Manna Bible Institute. He was a guest preacher at various churches and served as executive vice president at Christ College in Lynchburg, VA. Michael was a member of Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church. He was unfailingly committed to his wife and to his family. He loved Bible study, old books, old coins, and any sort of historical fact. He passed on his love of a wide genre of music to his children and grandchildren. He will be remembered for his kindness and generosity.

Michael is survived by his wife of 57 years, Melody Jean Cousart Quintero, son Joshua John Quintero and daughter-in-law Heather all of Lynchburg, daughter Vivian Joy Oddo and son-in-law Kenneth, of Gretna NE, and grandchildren Amelie, Gabriel, Julie, Elias, Wes, Oliver, and Annabelle, as well as numerous cousins in California especially Delilah Ball. Michael was preceded in death by his parents and son-in-law David Mark Schrock, Jr.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Christian Appalachian Project, https://www.christianapp.org/, a charity that Mike loved and supported.

A memorial service will be held at Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family.