Joseph John McLaughlin

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our brother John Joseph McLaughlin at Newmarket Southlake Hospital Thursday January 9th, 2025. John was predeceased by his parents Annie and Michael McLaughlin, sister Mary Duggan and brothers Mickey and Terry McLaughlin. John is survived by his sister Carol Fullan and brother Dennis McLaughlin as well as several nieces and nephews.

John worked for the Ontario government Department of Transportation as an auditor for 31 years. In 1996, he began his volunteer journey volunteering at Michael Garron (Formerly known as East General Hospital) from 1996-2024. He later joined the volunteering department at Scarborough General Hospital from 2003 to 2024. During this time, he also volunteered delivering many meals on wheels from 2003 to 2024. In addition to this, John was also a school bus driver for First Student where he mainly serviced Our Lady of Fatima Catholic school for 22 years making sure the children's safety was top priority.

Visitation for John will be held at the Paul O’Connor Funeral Home located at 1939 Lawrence Ave. E. on Sunday February 2nd, 2025. Visitation will be from 11am to 12pm. Service will be held in the chapel at 12pm followed by a reception.

Thank you to all who have reached out with their kind words of love and support.

John will forever be in our hearts and never forgotten.

From MGH (Michael Garron Hospital) Volunteer Services team

We are saddened to share the passing of another long serving volunteer and friend, John McLaughlin. John passed away on January 9th, 2025, after a brief illness.

John was an outstanding volunteer who spent most of his 28 years of service assisting in the Emergency Department multiple days a week and contributed over 15,000 hours during his time with MGH. In John’s early days of volunteering, he also held leadership roles with the Volunteer Services Association.

John thoroughly enjoyed being in the Emergency Department and often got to know the patients and their families. Our team often called upon John to train our new student volunteers in the ED and many of these students became lifelong friends of John’s. John was very giving of his time and service. In addition to volunteering at MGH, he was also an active volunteer with the Scarborough Health Network and delivered meals to seniors through Meals on Wheels. We thank John for his vast contributions to MGH and the community.

From Scarborough Health Network

John was a model of a committed and dedicated volunteer who serve at the General hospital for over 20 years. He became one of our most reliable volunteer and trainer who trained the new volunteers who were assigned to the emergency department at the General hospital.

Donations in lieu of flowers to your favorite charity would be appreciated.