Michael J. McLaughlin was born on June 11, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY. In 1950 Michael, his parents and his brothers moved to Scottsdale, AZ. In 1967 he met Sandra Spoden and in 1968 they married, that following year they welcomed their daughter Linda Marie. They were married 56 years. He is preceded in death by his parents Michael and Frances, his brother Patrick and his son in law Kenneth Kobie. Over his lifetime he made many friends, and in his retirement he volunteered at the boutique at The Beatitudes. He is survived by his wife Sandra, daughter Linda Kobie, granddaughters Deanna Clark Ferguson and Katy Kobie, and great granddaughters Bella Roseland and Caylie Erzibeth.
