It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Darlene McLaughlin, our longtime and beloved District Administrator.Darlene began her service with District 8 in 1996 when her son Mark began playing baseball. She served as league Secretary and President of Continental West LL (now part of Rocky Mountain LL) before assuming the role of District Administrator for Little League Alberta District 8 in 2003.Darlene also served on the boards of Little League Canada, Little League Alberta and the Alberta Amateur Baseball Council. In 2012, she was nominated to be the Canadian Field Director on the Little League International Board of Directors, serving a four year term. In recent years she had served as the Alberta Divisional Director and Travel Coordinator for Little League Canada.Darlene's service to Little League was driven by her unwavering commitment to the children in our communities. She was always there to provide support and mentorship to our leagues and district board. Everyone knew if she took on a task the job would get done. Darlene will be sadly missed, she was an incredible person of integrity and caring.Our sincere condolences to Darlene's husband Gary, son Mark, daughter-in-law Debbie, and grandchildren Cole, Myles and Georgia.