JAMES RUAN McLAUGHLIN, JR., 29, died
in July 29, 1941 in Ranger, TX, with burial in
the Eastland City Cemetery at Eastland, TX.
He was born on March 23, 1912 in Bridgeport,
IL to James R. & May Pickell McLaughlin. James
attended Ranger High School in the Class of 1930
at Ranger, TX and married Agnes DeBolt. Their
children were James McLaughlin & Patrick McLaughlin.
His siblings were Margaret McLaughlin Owens (RHS-
Faculty), Gordon McLaughlin, Keith McLaughlin,
and Katherine McLaughlin.
SON: JAMES RUAN MCLAUGHLIN III, 89, former
President & CEO of Doubleday Publishing, passed away
peacefully on Dec. 13, 2024.
He was born on May 30, 1935 in Ranger, TX. Jim was
Valedictorian of his class at Manual Training High
School in Peoria, IL, and then earned a BA in
Mathematics from the University of Illinois in
1956. He served in the U.S. Air Force, based at
Clark Field in the Philippines in the 26th Fighter-
Interceptor Squadron between 1958 and 1960. After
earning an MBA from Harvard, he worked at Doubleday
publishing, starting in the finance department and
working his way up to President and CEO of the
company. He also served on the Board of Directors
for the New York Mets. Jim was an avid collector
of jazz music, a voracious reader and a long-time
subscriber to the Metropolitan Opera, and American
Ballet Theatre.
Jim was predeceased by his loving wife Kay. He will
be deeply missed by partner, Judy Resnick; daughters,
Susan and Carolynn; and his two grandchildren.