David was born the son of Robert and Eleanor (Watson) Vaughan in Oak Park Illinois on December 31, 1948. He attended Indiana University and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
David worked for Molex Incorporated as an AQP Engineer until 2018, and before that at Linecraft, Central Dye Casting, and Sealed Power.
In addition to his work as an engineer, David was a talented poet, writer, photographer, chess player, cook, coffee aficionado, film and music geek, and all-around renaissance man. He was deeply interested in the world around him and had many passions, which he pursued with brilliance and precision. He was a Taoist.
David is survived by daughters Isobel O’Hare (Taos, New Mexico) and Annia Ciezadlo (Beirut, Lebanon), niece Jennifer Drapkin Trygstad (Seattle, Washington), and former spouse Lori Vaughan (Winchester, Virginia).
David’s family will receive visitors for a memorial gathering on Sunday March 11th, 2018 from 1 p.m. until the time of Sharing of Memories service at 4 p.m. at Pixley Funeral Home, located at 3530 Auburn Rd, in downtown Auburn Hills Michigan.
