age 62, passed away in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday, December 26, 2013. Loving son of Bertha Eleanor (Sparks) McLaughlin and John L. McLaughlin, Sr, brother of Eleanor Yvonne Gilbow and David L. McLaughlin, Uncle to Dolley M.(Pete) Pappademos and grand-nieces Valerie, Stacy P., Louis Felton, Mariah and Nyla Allen, and cousin and friend to many. John was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

Services: A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, January 12 2014, 11:30 a.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 5905 Loughborough Avenue, St. Louis, 63109.