Linda Elizabeth Treat Vaughan

Linda Elizabeth Treat Vaughans life ended too soon on February 7th, 2012. She was 58. Linda was born in Los Angeles, CA on September 18, 1953. She was the middle of three daughters born to her parents, Paul and Elizabeth (Betty) Treat. Linda was raised in Fullerton, California and attended Raymond Elementary School, Wilshire Junior High and Fullerton Union High School. Linda was hard working and industrious. She married Greg Vaughan in 1986 and gave birth the following year to her only child, Stephanie Elizabeth, 24. Greg and Linda moved to Hailey, Idaho in 1994 and subsequently divorced. Linda was a self taught master gardener. She loved gardening and transformed the landscape of every home she ever lived in. It was one of her passions. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 41. She had many angels in the Bellevue area that came to her assistance and her family thanks all of those people who came forth in their own way. Linda loved Idahos Sun Valley and everything about it in all of its beauty. Linda was a very gentle and kind person. People most often describe her as sweet. She exhibited tremendous courage and grace in facing the take aways , the direct result of her MS. She had a way of making people feel very special and took a genuine interest in those that helped her through her daily activities. She was a loving mother, who loved her daughter very much and was particularly delighted to become a grandmother last year as Stephanie gave birth to a her grandson, Jakobi Laroy, now 9 months old. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her, especially by her family. May she rest in peace for eternity. Donations may be made in her memory to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society 900 S. Broadway, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80209. She is survived by, her daughter, Stephanie Vaughan, her grandson, Jakobi Johnson, her ex-husband, Greg Vaughan, her mother, Elizabeth Ann Treat, her sisters Karen Treat and Paula Duffy and nieces, Shannon and Lauren Duffy, aunt, Anita Warfel and cousins, Ken and Dawn Dunn, William Dunn, aunt Betty Fischer, cousins, Cliff and Gail Fischer and Susie and Jeff Hardin, uncle Richard and Nancy Treat, cousins, Alan Treat, Diane and Paul Jacobson, and Carol Treat. Her service will be held at McAulay Wallace Mortuary, Fullerton. CA on Friday, February 24th at 11:00 a.m. For more information: http://mcaulaywallace.com