Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 1, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 local Winnipeg fun junk 2000 hundreds bid Farewell to slain Young hockey Star by Leah Janzen hundreds of grieving friends and family members gathered at a James Church yesterday to bid Farewell to a Young hockey Star who died after being viciously beaten in a bar fight last Sturgeon Creek United Church was filled to overflowing including the choir loft and a basement reception Hall by a massive crowd of mourners who filed slowly past Anthony Mclaughlin open their Youthful faces etched w grief and Mclaughlin died one Day shy of his 21st birthday and two Days after being beaten outside the Pembina the left Winger with the fort Garry fort Rouge twins of the Manitoba major Junior hockey league had been at the bar with teammates to celebrate their recent championship in tribute to Mclaughlin hockey his teammates wearing team Jer Seys escorted his casket into the Sanctuary to the strains of Sarah Mclachlan i will remember Many of the mourners were unable to contain their tears during the Twenty Jearolds should not parents should not have to dream about what might have been Russell at funeral for Anthony Mclaughlin right which was marked by recollections of the Young his accomplishments and recognition of the family profound sense of this is a sudden and senseless said Linda our hearts have been our bodies ache with Mclaughlin eulogized describing him tearfully As a the slain mans also spoke to the congregation and praised Anthonys hockey team for retiring his nephews Jer sey and creating a trophy in his honour which will be presented annually to the hardest working player on the Russell Wardell said Mclaughl Lins passing is particularly difficult to understand because of his Young age and the brutal circumstances of his we should not be he Twenty Jearolds should not parents should not have to dream about what might have violence should not fill Page after Page of newspaper but Wardell encouraged the mourn ers not to let anger and thoughts of vengeance stain Mclaughlin you will yell and cry and feel angry and he but then you have to make a Choice about How youre going to life is what should it be can be in the blink of an Murray also prayed for the families of Adrian Scott and Richard two other homicide Vic Tims in separate incidents last it s Bre fast time sliced Bacon 500 g fresh sausage Navel oranges California Large breakfast or warehouse strawberries California 2 in Clamshell muffins fresh value assorted 1 dozen Large eggs 1 dozen Corn flakes 750 special k or Gryp scoops Raisin c 94imn lids Hill 3156 Birds Hill Road 9ammn Maui Nim Burrows t1870 Burrows Concordia Iga White sugar Fine 4k9 Apple beverage v plus Environ charge or Guyy where applicable y 1100 Concordia it Iba mitts my drive Spring Meadow 1783 Plessis court t Iba main str Maliba nah Tymn Swul Tulga courts of James 2727 Portage 1650 main Street 971 Henderson Winnipeg 9m9in Auk in Ioa Dakota 94win Mutl Iba Lut 1099 marys Road 1660 Kenaston Winnipeg Only at these participating locations l Mauor vital 1500 Dakota Winnipeg 390 Provencher Centre Manitoba 263 main Manitoba Altona powr m Mim my Stii Skack Clear Spring Village Steinbach 263 main Manitoba Clear Spring Villa pm Iba itto Triin my a Central Rose do Lac i Portage la Manitoba 9ai9in Mac it my ir9llt synth Lanai mall Winstar f Southland Winkler these Sale prices effective until june 3 it Reyst the right 5 Laljit Flefil where available ;