Submitted by: Dan Rich

Dennis E. Laughlin

Dec. 27, 1933 - Dec. 16, 2000

South Bend Tribune 12/19/2000

Dennis E. Laughlin, 66, of Stoneridge Drive, South Bend, Ind., died following a short illness at 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, in Hospice House, South Bend. Mr. Laughlin was born on Dec. 27, 1933, in South Bend, to John L. and Frances M. (Reichelderfer) Laughlin, and was a lifetime area resident. He is survived by two daughters, Erin (Ryan) Randolph of South Bend and Kelly (Jim) Laughlin-Parker of Waukesha, Wis.; a son, Michael (Siobhan) Laughlin of Indianapolis, Ind.; five grandchildren, Colleen, Bridget and Conor Parker, and Aoife and Eamon Laughlin; and two brothers, John (Dorothy) Laughlin of Huntington, Ind., and James (Joanne) Laughlin of Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Laughlin was employed as the art director for WNDU-TV and is well known as the advisor for the "Beyond Our Control" television program which involved area high school students. He attended Holy Cross Catholic Church at Holy Cross Junior College, and was a member of the Notre Dame Alumni Association. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1955, and was veteran of the U.S. Army.