Richard A. MacLaughlin

Zijuatenajo. Say what?? Zijuatenajo...that is where I think Richard is headed right about now. For those of you who have seen Richard and Suellen's favorite movie, "The Shawshank Redemtion," you know that Zijuatenajo is the beautiful town in Mexico where "Andy Dufrane" tells "Red" to meet him once he is finally freed from prison.

Richard was a complicated man to know, but those who put in the effort were surely rewarded for having done so. He was quiet, introspective, patient,...

To the MacLaughlin Family: We have been very close personal friends to Suellen and Richard for over 30 years. His legacy will be cherished forever. I have worked with him for nearly all those years. He was self taught and a mentor to everyone around him. We have had such great memories fishing with Dick; Jon, Paul, Steve and Mark at the Cape and enjoyed teaching the younger fisherman. We will miss his famous "Beans and Franks" creation. Truly a love story, they and we share the same...

To Suellen, Jen, Rich, Sara, Alison and Jack-there are no words to tell you how much Richard ("Mr. Wilson") touched Jake and my life. Jake found his "Mr. Wilson" one day by riding his 2 wheeler down our deadend street with training wheels and tried to convince his new friend to remove said training wheels...and this began the sweetest friendship I had the unigue privilege of being part of-my 3/12 year old son and his "Best Buddy" Mr. Wilson embarked on a friendship that few people enjoy in...

WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT A QUIET UNASSUMING MAN. HE LIVED HIS LIFE WELL. FROM BEING A GOOD HUMAN BEING, A GREAT FATHER, AS IT SHOWS IN THE THREE CHILDREN HE HELPED TO BRING UP AND A KIND AND LOVING HUSBAND.HE WAS ALWAYS THE NEIGHBOR WHO HELPED WITH SNOW PLOWING, FIXING DOORS, MOWING LAWNS,ETC., USUALLY BEHIND THE SCENES. WE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH HIM AND HIS WIFE SUELLEN. YOU DON'T SEE MANY LOVE STORIES LIKE THEIR'S ANYMORE. HE NEVER SPOKE OF ANOTHER PERSON IN A BAD WAY. HE WILL ALWAY BE...