Col. Robert W. McLaughlin

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Barrett & Cotter Funeral Home

Posted event

January 6, 2026

Apr

Graveside service

Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery

301 South County Trail, Exeter, RI 02822-9712

Barrett & Cotter Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

January 6, 2026

Robert McLaughlin Obituary

Colonel Robert William McLaughlin, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at home in Austin, Texas surrounded by his family. Bob was born in Providence, RI to Andrew William McLaughlin and Helen May (Heron) McLaughlin. B... Read Robert McLaughlin's Obituary