At the age of 10, Vaughn and his family left their Kansas farm due to the dustbowl, and moved to Longmont, Colorado. Vaughn graduated from Longmont High School, class of 1943. Following graduation, Vaughn served in the U.S. Navy upon the USS Pasadena during World War II and was aboard ship in Tokyo Bay during the surrender. After the war he worked for 35 years at Gardner Denver where he met his wife Jacqueline Picaut. They celebrated 57 years of marriage before her passing. After retiring from Gardner Denver, he was a baker at King Soopers for 9 years. He continued working doing yard work and handyman duties for neighbors, friends, and family.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was predeceased by a sister, Darlene Palinckx; brother, Leland Parker; and son Jeffrey Parker. Surviving are his children; Christine Webb, Karen (Jim Jenkins) Parker and Patrick Parker, 5 grandchildren; Taylor (Jessica) Webb, Melina (Matt) Williams, Adam Webb, Tara (Paul) Osckel, and Mikayla McCarthy, 10 great grandchild; Julia, Benjamin, Jack, Nikolas, Noah, Samuel, Sophia, Bayleigh, Nolan, and Theo.
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