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MCLAUGHLIN, HOMER CHARLES JR. Homer Charles McLaughlin Jr. passed away at noon on February 1, 2014. He was born on August 2, 1927 in Duncan, OK, to Homer Charles McLaughlin & Maurine Kendrick McLaughlin. Charles attended Duncan schools until he went to Oklahoma Military Academy in Claremore in the ninth grade for high school and junior college, graduating in 1945. He attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater and earned B.S. and M.S. degrees with a major in organic chemistry. Charles served in the Army after he graduated, and after his term, he started work in the Research Lab at Halliburton. After retiring from Halliburton as a Senior Research Chemist, he attended Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma and received a B.S. with a major in business. For several years, he had a private practice as a licensed CPA, doing taxes and audits. Charles continued in the Army Reserve, reaching the rank of Colonel, and retired in 1987. His many professional affiliations included member of the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, and Santa Fe Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars. Charles was on the board of Santa Fe Pro Musica for over five years. He and Johnanna were patrons of the Santa Fe Opera for over 25 years. They were members of the Church of the Holy Faith, where Charles served as Treasurer and Senior Warden. He and his wife Johnanna bought a summer home in Santa Fe after Charles' retirement and eventually moved here full time. Charles loved music (especially opera), astronomy, and chess. He spent most of his life playing chess, and he taught it to high school students in Duncan. He is survived by his wife, Johnanna Jones McLaughlin of Santa Fe, and his daughter, Melody Maurine McLaughlin of Richardson, Texas. A memorial service is planned for April or May in Duncan, Oklahoma. More information will be available at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104-9930. Berardinelli Family Funeral Service 1399 Luisa Street Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 984-8600 Please sign our guestbook for the family at: www.berardinellifuneralhome.com
        Published on: Sun February 09, 2014