Dr. Colby Garrett McLaurin

May 29, 1978 - June 2, 2022

A come-and-go visitation will be from Noon-7pm on Tuesday, June 7th at Crawford Funeral Service with the family present for a reception from 5-7pm. A service celebrating Colby's life will be at 11am on Wednesday, June 8th at Henderson Hills Baptist Church with burial following at Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond. Dr. Colby Garrett McLaurin, beloved husband, father, friend, brother, son, uncle, and surgeon, peacefully breathed his last breath in the comfort of his own home in Oklahoma City and joyfully went to meet Jesus face to face on June 2, 2022, at age 44. Colby was born on May 29, 1978 to Gary and Gwendolyn McLaurin in Omaha, Nebraska. His formative childhood years were spent in Norfolk, Nebraska where he enjoyed soccer, tennis, golf, show choir, theater, marching band, orchestra, backpacking, cornhusking, and cheering for the Corn Huskers. On January 21, 1993, Colby unexpectedly lost his father. This tragic loss revealed an emptiness in his life that could not be filled until he attended a Young Life camp at Frontier Ranch in Buena Vista, Colorado. This is where Colby met Jesus and was born again on June 23, 1993. Colby studied chemistry at Rice University, graduating summa cum laude while cultivating passions for studying the Bible and sharing the love of Christ with others near him and to the ends of the earth. This is also where he fell in love with his wife, Emily. They studied medicine together at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Colby completed his residency training in otorhinolaryngology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and later completed a fellowship in otolaryngic allergy. Though he was a skilled and compassionate surgeon, his first commitments in life were to God first, then to Emily and their three children—Jireh, Rapha, and Nissi. He mentored students and residents across all stages of life and loved following God wherever He led—Oklahoma, Mexico, Central America, South America, East Asia, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa. He loved people genuinely and pursued life passionately with just enough wit to make anyone grin. Colby was predeceased by his father, Gary Jon McLaurin; paternal grandparents, Nell and Omah McLaurin; and maternal grandparents, Joe and Lorain Dillon. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Emily McLaurin, and their children Jireh, Rapha, and Nissi McLaurin; mother, Gwen McLaurin, and stepfather Michael Dickson; sister, Kristin McLaurin, and her husband Eric Hutzelman; nieces and nephews, Lauren and Luke Hutzelman; aunt, Connie and her husband Jim Paul; cousins, Taylor and Kiersten Paul and Robert and Tara Paul; in-laws, Andrew and Cindy Cheng; brother-in-law, Steven and his wife Amy Cheng, and children, Madeline and Collin Cheng; sister-in-law, Jessica Cheng; and multiple Cheng family relatives. A come-and-go visitation will be from noon-7 pm on Tuesday, June 7th at Crawford Funeral Service with the family present for a reception from 5-7 pm. A service celebrating Colby’s life will be at 11 AM on Wednesday, June 8th at Henderson Hills Baptist Church with burial following at Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond. The service can be watched live at https://www.youtube.com/c/HendersonHills Memorial donations may be made in Colby's name to the following ministries: Desiring God Ministries - https://give.desiringgod.org/ YoungLife - https://giving.younglife.org/s/ Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) - https://give.cru.org/?_ga=2.235085254.631909503.1654294335-145236201.1654294335