American loggers

forest.c · April 27, 2010, 11:39:45 PM

Davey on american loggers died today from complications with diabeties our prayers go out fur him and his family he was a good guy with a great sence of humor.

Captain · April 30, 2010, 01:53:30 PM

Thanks for the news. His family is in our thoughts.

Captain

gunman63 · May 01, 2010, 09:08:27 PM

was he the chunky lowboy driver?

Mooseherder · May 01, 2010, 09:13:39 PM

You may be thinking of the guy from Swamp Loggers. The guy who drives the Low Boy around is chunky. He's probably on his way to Bangor, Iowa. :D

Davey drove a Skidder on the show.

gunman63 · May 01, 2010, 10:58:43 PM

yep I was. lets try it again, davey had the "blackout" in the skidder one day, house burned down, or am i wrong again, to many logging shows.

Mooseherder · May 01, 2010, 11:07:34 PM

Yes, that was Davey.

forest.c · May 02, 2010, 01:41:08 AM

my brother is the won who found him when he blacked out that day he was yarding to the limber my brother was running.

twobears · May 02, 2010, 03:57:23 AM

i,am sorry to hear this... :'(

delbert

fishpharmer · May 02, 2010, 05:25:23 AM

I watched the episode when he blacked out.
My prayers go out to his family.

thecfarm · May 02, 2010, 06:56:41 AM

I watched that show.That is too bad.He was young too.

bandmiller2 · May 02, 2010, 07:08:02 AM

Thats a shame about Davey.I enjoy watching TV with real people not just hollywood pansies.Frank C.

Samuel · May 02, 2010, 11:15:24 PM

That is too bad, he seemed like a good head.

twobears · May 03, 2010, 06:04:11 AM

how old was he??

delbert

thecfarm · May 03, 2010, 06:14:35 AM

He seemed young to me,maybe 60. forest.c will know better than me.

Mooseherder · May 03, 2010, 06:22:49 AM

He was only 45.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bangornews/obituary.aspx?n=david-c-mclaughlin-davey&pid=142331115

twobears · May 04, 2010, 11:58:45 AM

a year older then me..what,a shame!! we really need to find a cure for sugar. it runs in my moms side of the family and i,ve seen the effects of it first hand..

delbertl

JDeere · May 13, 2010, 09:56:37 PM

'American Loggers' Favorite David McLaughlin Dies
Posted Apr 27th 2010 12:19PM

David McLaughlin, a Maine woodsman and skidder operator who relished his supporting role on the Discovery reality series 'American Loggers,' died April 23, his employer told the Bangor Daily News. He was 45 and suffered from a severe diabetic condition.

McLaughlin, who went by Davey, is known to Discovery viewers for being a hardworking, good-natured logger. His struggles with diabetes were often documented on the show, and fans got to know his sense of humor.

'American Loggers' follows the work of the Pelletier logging operation in Maine. Rudy Pelletier told the Bangor News that McLaughlin's condition often kept him off the job.

"He could not control his diabetes. He was having problems," Pelletier said. "We had to release him [from work] from time to time so that he could get his health on track. It used to really concern me when we were out in the woods working."

Unlike AMC's 'Ax Men,' which also deals with logging, 'American Loggers' delves into the personal as well as the professional lives of its subjects. Pelletier believes viewers felt a connection with McLaughlin's health difficulties after watching him on the small screen. Watch a Clip

"He liked it whenever we had to go on appearances and meet people," Pelletier said. "He was actually the star of the show. Everywhere we went, people wanted to know how he was doing."

McLaughlin is survived by two sons, 18-year-old Ryan McLaughlin and 23-year-old Adam McLaughlin, and a long-time girlfriend, Laurie Carey.
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