McLaughlin, John R.

John Richard McLaughlin, 75, of Hopewell, died Monday, January 26, 2009, in Colonial Heights Healthcare Center. He was born in Cheboygan, Michigan. Mr. McLaughlin was a Ret. SFC, serving with the U.S. Army during the Korean War and Vietnam Conflict and was a retired superintendent of building /grounds with the Virginia Department of Correctimons. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles H. and Marion T. Rose McLaughlin; his sister, Violet Baij and a brother, Melvin McLaughlin. Surviving are his two daughters, Patricia Ann McLaughlin of Hopewell and Marion Theresa Kuhn, and granddaughter, Jennifer Lynn Kuhn and grandson Thomas Kuhn all of Comstock Park, Michigan; sisters, Helen Simpson and Sandra Phillips both of Cheboygan, Michigan, Sharon Pattillo of Conroe, Tx. and Charlene Rohr of Portage, Wisconsin and a brother, Howard McLaughlin of Cheboygan, Michigan. A graveside service will be held Monday, February 2, 2009 at Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Virginia at 9:00 A.M. . In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Association. P.O. Box 14301 Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 The family is being served by the Hopewell Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. Condolences may be registered with www.jtmorriss.co