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<DIV>It is a tragedy for the McLaughlin family and for Moscow in general to have
to say a final goodbye to Bill.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Farewell, good friend. Your work has been so very important and so
much appreciated by all of us.</DIV>
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<DIV>Linda Pall</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=moscowcares@moscow.com>Moscow Cares</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 24, 2017 9:30 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com>Moscow Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] William McLaughlin, 68, of Moscow, passed away
Saturday,September 16th</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Courtesy of Saturday's (September 23, 2017) Moscow-Pullman Daily
News.</DIV>
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itemprop="headline"><SPAN style="BOX-SIZING: border-box">William McLaughlin, 68,
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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
<A>ui.rrt.css.family@gmail.com</A>. Donations may also be made to Kindred
Hospice of Pullman.</DIV>
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<DIV>Arrangements have been entrusted to Short's Funeral Chapel, Moscow, and
online condolences may be left at:</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.shortsfuneralchapel.com">www.shortsfuneralchapel.com</A></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Rest well, Bill.</DIV>
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<DIV>V-Peeps: <I>Moscow Cares</I> is <SPAN>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?</SPAN><BR><BR>
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<DIV><SPAN>Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>"Moscow Cares"</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><A style='href: "http://www.moscowcares.com/"'><FONT
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<DIV><SPAN>Tom Hansen</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Moscow, Idaho</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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