User:MarkusMcLaughlin

Markus Henry McLaughlin (born March 29, 1972) is a Finnish-American Screenwriter, Poet, and Activist. His upcoming credits are "Writing To Gillian;" pilot episodes of "ODYSSEY;" and "Last Frontier."

He is actively looking for new causes to help with. He was born in Tampa, Florida; son of the late Robert Stanley McLaughlin, Senior and the late Eine Kaarina McLaughlin. His parents came from two different family backgrounds. Robert was an Irish American who grew up on a poor potato farm in the town of Fort Fairfield, Maine. He joined the United States Air Force circa 1958. Eine was born a refugee in the village of Kangasala, Finland. Her family struggled while his Father Eino Kaki fought in "The Winter War" circa 1939. Eine traveled to England for work when Finland was in despair. She found work as a Gardener for a Duchess. Robert was stationed in England at that time. They met at a dance hall on the base. They dated and got married. They resided in Tacoma, Washington; Robert Stanley McLaughlin, Junior was born on February 24, 1964; Markus and his family lived in Tampa; then, Austin, Texas; then, after Robert retired from the Air Force, they lived in Bangor, Maine; Robert, Sr., died suddenly in August 1995 at the age of 54; In January 1998, Markus was diagnosed with Manic Depression; Eine and Markus moved to Hudson, Massachusetts to be with Robert, Jr. and family. Markus is not married.