MCLAUGHLIN, Michael Clyde (Papa)

The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona ~ March 6, 2011 Michael Clyde McLaughlin lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 at 7:54 a.m. Mike "Papa" McLaughlin was born June 13, 1951, in Carthage, Ill. to Dean and Mary McLaughlin. Mike was an amazing man and everyone that knew him loved and respected him to the fullest. He was a loving father and grandfather and a devoted friend. He will be missed by one and all. Mike is survived by his brother, Robert McLaughlin; his sister Theresa Aindhart, niece Molly Aindhart; sons and daughters, Chad and Nicole of Ill., Renee and Jaimie Beran, their children: JJ "Gorgeous George" and Kayle "Smudgy", Joanne and Aaron Woolford and their children: Deisha "Squeako", Anna "Animaniac" and Arianna "Hillbilly," Charles McDowell and his children: Autumn, Logan and Nathan; and his girlfriend Debbie Augustinovich. Services were held Friday, Feb. 4, at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery 23029 N. Cave Creek Rd. in Phoenix. In lieu of flowers, donations to cancer research are preferred.