Vaughn Christopher Steele

Vaughn Christopher Steele was born on January 18, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York. He was one of five children, the only male and the third born (he was preceded in death by his baby sister, Rhonda Steele). Vaughn was a loving son, brother, husband and uncle. He is survived by his wife (Doreen Goo), his mother (Eliza Steele), three sisters (Rosalind Trabue, Frances Stitt, and Dawn Steele), seven brother-in-laws (Kenneth Davis and Kenny Martinez, Richard U. Goo, Darrell Goo, Dennis Goo, Duane Goo, and Ross Goo), six sister-in-law (Maureen Goo-Gaasch, Kathleen Goo, Linda Goo, Susan Goo, Jackie Goo and Joanie Collier) fourteen nieces, seven nephews, nine grandnieces and four grandnephews.

As a youth, Vaughn was a jokester and loved to play pranks. He was a skinny kid and started lifting weights to “bulk up” in high school. He was an excellent artist and a fast runner. And once he got fixated on something, like teaching himself how to write computer programs, he was relentless. He also had a love of body surfing in his younger years.

Vaughn received his AA in Mechanical Engineering, BS in Physics and his MA in Education. He was a field engineer and in his most recent profession was a high school teacher.

From an early age, Vaughn was passionate about computers and science. He taught himself how to build computers and his other passion would later turn into his profession when he became a high school teacher in the inner city, teaching Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Calculous and Trigonometry, Geometry, Algebra, just to name a few. Vaughn was an advocate for inner city youth and believed all youth were capable of learning difficult subjects if it were taught in small, easy to understand learning segments.

Vaughn was a compassionate human being, had a great sense of humor and loved telling stories and reminiscing with friends and family. He was a great friend to so many people. He never met a stranger, because they always ended up becoming his friend. He made a concerted effort to spend time with and mentor his nieces and nephews. He loved them so much.

Although gone too soon, his legacy for education and excellence and his spirit will live on. He will be remembered for his light-hearted nature and infectious laugh.

Services in the care of Westminster Memorial Park Mortuary (714) 893-2421