Rev. James J. Vaughan

Fr. Vaughan was very special to the entire McGraw Family. First as a dear friend to my grandfather (the late A. Willard J. McGraw) and to all of the next generation McGraw's. He was the epitome of of grace, faith and love and I consider myself beyond blessed to have been given the opportunity to have him in my family's life. Until we meet again, may God hold you in his hands. Nancy McGraw George

May Father Vaughan Rest In Peace. No one could be more deserving. He has been our wonderful Spiritual Advisor & dear friend for the many decades we were Sacred Heart parishioners & thereafter. We will always remember him with great reverence, love, & gratitude. Our hearts are broken by this tremendous loss

May Father Vaughan Rest In Peace. No one could be more deserving.
He was a wonderful spiritual advisor & dear friend to our family during our many years as Sacred Heart parishioners & thereafter. Our hearts are broken by this terrible loss. He will always be remembered w Love, reverence, & gratitude.

Father Vaughan was a fantastic parish priest and a fixture in the East Side community. He was such a kind soul and always had words of encouragement and wisdom for all who crossed his path. He had a very strong bond with my parents and provided my family with comfort and kind words when they passed. His legacy at Sacred Heart will live on forever.

Fr.Vaughan,
You were a wonderful priest while we were parishioners at Sacred Heart. Your warm and comforting ways towards all will always be remembered. Christmas Eve will never be the same without you singing Bing Crosby at mass. Rest In Peace among God’s angels. The Gustin Family

I was a little girl who wasn’t expected to survive when the Rev. James Vaughan was summoned from the St. Ambrose Rectory in Latham to administer the Last Rites at my hospital bedside six decades ago.
But prayers offered up by the young parish priest before leaving a tiny statue of the Blessed Mother beside my emaciated earthly shell were assuredly heard because Albany Medical Center doctors could only describe my subsequent full recovery from a lethal strain of spinal meningitis as...

I remember Father Vaughn coming to St. Mary's School just after being ordained. He had a beautiful smile and a twinkle in his eyes that never left him. He had beautiful spirit that never grew old. May you rest in peace and love, Father.

Geri de Seve

Father Vaughan was an important part of my life growing up in the nine years that I spent at Sacred Heart School. The School was a nurturing environment due to all of the faculty and staff that worked there and Father Vaughan was a big part of making the School the type of place that it should be. Always friendly. Always kind. Always giving. Always there. He will be missed. On his own birthday he would buy ice cream for all of the Students at the School. A symbol of his giving nature....