Brother Terence McLaughlin, FSC, of the Midwest District, died on May 25, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 102 years old and served 84 years of religious life.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Sunday, June 1
4 p.m., Visitation
Canale Funeral Home
2700 Union Ave Extended, Memphis, TN 38112
Monday, June 2
10 a.m., Mass of Christian Burial
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
1695 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN
Luncheon following the funeral at
Stritch Dining Hall, Christian Brothers University
650 East Parkway South, Memphis, TN 38104
Private interment to follow.
MILESTONES
Born: John Patrick McLaughlin, December 14, 1922, Duluth, MN
Entered juniorate: January 29, 1938, Glencoe, MO
Entered novitiate, received habit and name Idonius Terence: August 30, 1940
Pronounced perpetual vows: August 1941
ASSIGNMENTS
1944, St. Patrick High School, Chicago, IL
1949, Christian Brothers College (High School Division), Memphis, TN
1953, DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis, MN
1954, Central Catholic High School, Vincennes, IN
1962, Christian Brothers College, Memphis, TN
1964, St. Francis High School, Wheaton, IL
1965, St. Paul High School, Chicago, IL
1968, St. Patrick High School, Chicago, IL
1972, St. Joseph’s College, London, England
1973, Christian Brothers Center, Romeoville, IL
1974, Montini Catholic High School, Lombard, IL
1980, College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
1985, Christian Brothers Provincialate, Romeoville, IL
1990, Driscoll Catholic High School, Addison, IL
1993, Christian Brothers Center, Romeoville, IL
1997, Montini Catholic High School Community, Lombard, IL
1999, St. Joseph Community, Westchester, IL
2000, Lambert Hall Community, Memphis, TN
2024, Ave Maria Assisted Living, Bartlett, TN
About Brother Terence
Brother Terence served for more than 55 years in Lasallian schools in a variety of roles, including as a teacher, coach, athletic director and administrator.
He served as president (1962-1964) of the then-combined Christian Brothers High School and Christian Brothers College (now University) in Memphis, Tennessee. While president, Brother Terence made history in 1963 by racially integrating Christian Brothers High School years before any other all-white high school in Memphis.
He spent much of his life fighting for the rights of students to receive a human and Christian education. The McLaughlin Social Justice Institute (MSJI) of Lasallian Practice at Christian Brothers University (CBU) is named in honor of Brother Terence. MSJI is a two-week intensive academic, community and field experience program hosted at CBU where students learn about issues pertaining to social justice and inequity, particularly for people living in poverty and on the margins.
He received a bachelor’s degree in 1944 from Saint Mary’s College in Winona. He also earned a master’s from De Paul University and holds honorary doctorates from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
During the 2023 Huether Lasallian Conference, Brother Terence was honored with the Brother John Johnston, FSC Award for his significant contributions to the Lasallian mission.