Vincent Gerard McLaughlin, 61, passed on Dec. 5, 2020.
On Oct. 6, 1959, Vince was born to parents Bert Alford McLaughlin and Dorothy Genevieve Haubrich McLaughlin in the old Tehachapi hospital.
Bert and Dorothy brought their new son home to a modest home on A Street where all the McLaughlin children spent their childhood.
The McLaughlin household prioritized work ethic, morals and strong faith. Vince attended Wells Elementary, Jacobsen Junior High and Tehachapi High School, all while serving as an altar boy at St. Malachyâs Catholic Church.
His time at Jacobsen Junior High and Tehachapi High School is where he began to excel in track, basketball and football. He achieved all DIL in the previously listed sports and holds numerous records to this day.