Glen Henry Mclaughlin

Glen Henry McLaughlin, age 93, passed away in Austin, TX on Thursday, March 22, 2007. Born February 3, 1914 in Abilene, TX to John Henry and Clara Elizabeth McLaughlin. He graduated from High school in Clayton, NM, received his B.A. at Hardin Simmons University in Chemistry and Physics. Upon graduation, he taught science for 2 years and then worked as a bacteriologist for the Texas State Health Dept. before beginning his career with the Texas Dept. of Public Safety in 1939. His first work was a chemist and toxicologist in the crime lab. In 1945 he became Chief of Identification and Criminal Records and Director of the labs. In 1957 he was promoted to Chief of Personnel, Training and Staff Services and then became Chief of Administration in 1973. He retired from DPS in 1977, but continued his career in law enforcement as the executive secretary of the Texas Police Association for 12 years. He helped establish the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education in 1965 and was chairman for 8 years. During this time he helped establish the Law Enforcement Management Institute and the Texas Peace Officers’ Memorial. He received a citation from the Texas State Legislature in 1948 for his work in the Texas City disaster and again in 1989 from both the House and the Senate for his 50 years of service in law enforcement and his many contributions to the advancement of the law enforcement profession. He was a member of the International Assoc. of Identification, served as president for 1 year. He was a founding member of the International Assoc. for Automobile Theft Investigators, served as president for 1 year. Also a member of the International Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, Sheriffs Assoc. of Texas, Austin Society for Public Administrators and Texas Public Employees Assoc. He received many awards and recognitions throughout his life, the most recent was a Lifetime Achievement Award from TCLEOSE on March 2, 2007. He married Mary Evelyn Ivy in November 1939 and began their life together in Austin. They were members of First Baptist Church Austin where he served as deacon, chair of deacons, chair of the building committee, member of many other committees and taught Sunday school for over 50 years, 39 of those years in the Concordant Bible Class. Glen’s strong Christian faith was evident in every part of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Ruth; brothers Howard and Charles McLaughlin; sister-in-law Myrtabel McLaughlin and loving wife Mary Evelyn. Survived by daughter, Suzanne McLaughlin; granddaughter, Courtney Leal and husband Gabe; great-grandsons Nicholas and Jordan Leal; brother John McLaughlin and wife Moveta; sister-in-laws Jewette McLaughlin and Sue Furnier; and many nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home on Sunday, March 25 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 26 at First Baptist Church, 901 Trinity, Austin. Interment will follow at Austin Memorial Park. The family wishes to express appreciation to Hospice Austin for their support and comfort during the past 3 months. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church mission or building funds. Obituary and guest book online at wcfish.com