University of Illinois Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Shirl Laughlin
SHIRL B. LAUGHLIN, 86 FREEPORT - Shirl B. Laughlin, 86, of Freeport, died March 3, 2015, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born February 23, 1929, in Freeport, he was the son of Edward E. and Edna M. (Heeren) Laughlin. Shirl graduated from Freeport High School in 1946, and from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, in 1950, with a BA degree. He graduated from the University of Illinois Law School in 1953. He spent January 1954 until January 1956, in the U.S. Army. On February 4, 1956, Shirl and Hope...
