[Vision2020] William McLaughlin, 68, of Moscow, passed away Saturday, September 16th

Sun Sep 24 19:33:56 PDT 2017

It is a tragedy for the McLaughlin family and for Moscow in general to have to say a final goodbye to Bill.

He is such a beacon of sense and a visionary for the future of the environment and REAL community leader.  Bill’s absence is already being felt and the tears are here.

Farewell, good friend.  Your work has been so very important and so much appreciated by all of us.

Linda Pall

From: Moscow Cares 
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 9:30 AM
To: Moscow Vision 2020 
Subject: [Vision2020] William McLaughlin, 68, of Moscow, passed away Saturday,September 16th

Courtesy of Saturday's (September 23, 2017) Moscow-Pullman Daily News.

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William McLaughlin, 68, of Moscow

Bill McLaughlin, 68, passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at his home in Moscow, from multiple myeloma. He was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1949 to Robert N. and Doris M. McLaughlin, the second of six children. In 1967, after graduating from high school, he headed west to the mountains to attend the University of Colorado, earning a bachelor's degree in economics in 1972. He then pursued a Ph.D. at Colorado State University and finished in January 1977, just before jumping into a U-Haul and driving up to Moscow to begin his position as an assistant professor at the University of Idaho in the Department of Wildland Recreation Management. In 1974, he married Debbie Myers in a Boulder County park with a view to the Rocky Mountains, and in 1985 the couple welcomed a son, Julien.

Bill served in multiple leadership roles while at the University of Idaho. He chaired his department in the 1980s (now the Department of Natural Resources and Society) and served as dean of the College of Natural Resources from June 2008 to August 2010, after which he accepted a special assignment in the Provost's Office and Office of Research and Economic Development. He also served on many college and university committees, including president of the Faculty Senate, as well as in various professional organizations. His research, teaching and outreach were recognized with numerous college, university and state awards. He retired from the University of Idaho in 2014 with the rank of professor emeritus.

As a professor, Bill mentored generations of students and faculty. He was an innovative teacher, a demanding researcher, and always sought to subvert the dominant paradigm. He had a profound impact on the field of conservation, convinced that to be successful, conservation needed to be an interdisciplinary endeavor with social and human sciences at the core. As a result, he established the University of Idaho as a national leader in social science research methods. Leading teams of researchers, Bill helped establish the fields of land use and conservation planning, and protected area management, in the U.S. and internationally. He thoroughly enjoyed his time working internationally and nurturing future generations of conservation leaders. The world is a greener and better place to be and will continue to be so through the legacy he leaves behind in the conservation leaders he mentored and empowered across the globe. His work led him to the far corners of the globe, spanning six continents, and places in between, where his brand of participatory inquiry lives on.

Bill's legacy also involved enduring contributions to natural resource management in Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. In the 1980s he led a long-term study of public use and perceptions on the many wild and scenic rivers in Idaho. He established Idaho as a leader in the emerging field of natural resource-based tourism and directed several multi-year studies of tourism and travel in Idaho. Bill had a special genius for involving people in decision making and helped many communities, agencies and organizations with his facilitation skills. He championed participatory research practices and always sought to include diverse voices in his research findings.

With his wife, Debbie, and son, Julien, he built an international family of scholars by welcoming students and scientists into their home and lives. A dedicated cook, Bill used food and wine as a way to bring people closer together. Many discoveries and allegiances were made around his dining table. He befriended the families and parents of many of his students and hosted them in his Moscow home over the years, and he and Debbie visited many when they traveled.

Bill is survived by his wife, Debbie, at their home; son, Julien, daughter-in-law, Candal, grandson, Anderson, of Denver, Colo.; mother, Doris, and sister, Susie, also of Denver; brother Jeff (Lynne) of McMinnville, Ore.; brother Kurt (Joni) of Orlando, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert, and brothers, Bob and Eric.

Bill embraced life with an insatiable curiosity and a remarkable ability to turn obstacles and challenges into opportunities. He constantly sought out diversity and inspired those around him to strive for their best selves. His dedication and passion, his zest for life, and love of family and friends will be missed, but will endure forever in the lives and accomplishments of those he mentored and loved. He would not have wanted us to mourn his passing, rather he would want us to celebrate life - his and ours - by continuing to build bridges in place of walls.

A celebration of life will be held Nov. 11 in Moscow; details will be announced soon. For suggestions of memorial donations in Bill's honor, contact ui.rrt.css.family at gmail.com. Donations may also be made to Kindred Hospice of Pullman.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Short's Funeral Chapel, Moscow, and online condolences may be left at:

www.shortsfuneralchapel.com

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Rest well, Bill.

V-Peeps:  Moscow Cares is seriously considering purchasing a bench from the Moscow Parks and Recreation Department to be install in East City Park (next to Bob Greene's bench) and dedicated to Bill McLaughlin. Anybody care to join in?

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares"
http://www.MoscowCares.com

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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