Sheila Sanders Vaughan

Sheila Sanders Vaughan went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2021 in Sarasota, Florida. She was surrounded by her family in her home. Sheila was born on September 21, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois to Henry and Dorothy Sanders. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science in Education. She taught second grade at Greeley Elementary in Winnetka, Illinois. While Sheila was teaching, she met Richard “Dick” Hugh Vaughan, and they got married on December 18, 1954. They lived in Glenview, Illinois; Needham, Massachusetts; Bethesda, Maryland; and Greenwich, Connecticut before settling with their four children in Sarasota, Florida in 1970 where they started their own audio and video tape distribution company, Vaughan Associates. Sheila and Dick worked side by side for 31 years until Dick passed away in 2001. Sheila was a devoted Christian. Her favorite Bible verse was, “This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it” Psalm 118:24. She was a loving, generous, fun, supportive, kind, patient, intelligent, witty, gracious, and caring person and was a wonderful and amazing mother, mother-in-law, and grandma. She will be greatly missed. In addition to raising her four children and working for Vaughan Associates, Sheila enjoyed singing for church and weddings, playing the piano and organ, volunteering at the church, playing bridge and dominos with her sisters and good friends, creating personal greeting cards and hosting numerous business and family parties at Disney World. The joys of her life were her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by her beloved husband of 47 years, Dick, and her two sisters, Gloria Slaughter and Marion Klunder. She is survived by her four children: Linda (Rick), Sarasota, FL, Doug (Diane), Bellingham, WA , Carol (Charlie), Ashburn, VA, and Tom (Angie), Sarasota, FL; grandchildren: Ross (Lauren), Brittany (Matt), Kent, Corey, Elizabeth (Tim), Sarah (Travis), Daniel, John, Charlie (Kristen), Taylor (Lindsay), Connor, Ben, Sam, and Everett; and great-grandchildren: Ava, Teddy, Trey, and Austin. In lieu of flowers, donations can be given to The Gideons International at gideons.org or SPARCC at sparcc.net. The memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 11th at 4:00 pm at Covenant Life Presbyterian Church, 8490 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota. Memories and condolences may be left for the family online at www.MFHcares.com.

Sheila Sanders Vaughan

September 21, 1931 - December 3, 2021