More detail on this person: McLAUGHLIN, Larry
Dean, USAF Colonel (ret) age 72, of Fairborn, died
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at home. He was
born May 27, 1938 in Willard, OH to Lawrence and
DonnaBelle (Young) McLaughlin. Larry was a 1956
graduate of Willard High School, 1960 graduate of
Bowling Green State University (BA) and Central
Michigan University (MA). He served in the US Air
Force 1961-1989. Veteran of numerous combat
rescue missions in the Vietnam War, he retired as
a Colonel. Assignments included Craig AFB AL,
Stead AFB NV, Shaw AFB SC, Tan Son Nhut AFB
Republic of Vietnam, NAS El Centro CA, Elmendorf
AFB AK, Osan AB Republic of Korea, Kelly AFB
and Wright-Patterson AFB OH. Duties included
helicopter pilot, operations officer, personnel
officer, base level Executive officer and Director
of personnel, and Major Command Chief of Staff.
Aircraft flown included CH-21B, H-34, U-6A, T-28A,
C-130B, C-47, HH-3E and T-29. After military
retirement he worked several years at Crown
Personnel. Larry was a kindhearted soul who will
be deeply missed by all who were blessed to have
known him. He was preceded in death by his
parents of Willard OH and brother Gene McLaughlin
of Bell CA. He is survived by his wife, Patti L.
(Miller) McLaughlin with whom they would have
celebrated their 53rd anniversary on October 27
2010; son Michael (Susan) of San Antonio TX;
daughter Shawn (Mike) Quinn of Fort Wayne IN;
granddaughters Shannon (Shawn) Khan, Erin Quinn
and Molly Quinn; grandsons Ryan McLaughlin and
Jason Quinn; great grandson Nathanial Khan.
Friends may call on Sunday from 3 - 5 P.M. at the
BELTON-STROUP Funeral Home, 422 E.
Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd, Fairborn. A funeral
service will be at 10:30 Monday at the same
location, Rev. Al Baumann officiating. Interment
will be at Arlington National Cemetery VA.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the
Fisher/Nightingale Houses, Inc., PO Box 33871,
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 or the American
Cancer Society . Condolences may be made to the
family at www.BeltonStroup.com
Published in Dayton Daily News on Sept. 25, 2010
Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
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