Jean Doyle Vaughan

1929 - 2021

Jean Doyle Vaughan of Attleboro, passed away January 31, at the age of 91. Beloved wife of the late Victor G. Vaughan, Jr., Jean is survived by her brother Gerard Doyle of Hilton Head, SC, seven children and their spouses, Victor G. Vaughan, III and his wife Janine Hatch of Fairfield, CT, David A. Vaughan and his wife Heather Dunbar of Yarmouth, ME, Michele E. Vaughan of Larkspur, CA, Mark G. Vaughan and his wife Sandra Cordes-Vaughan of Foxboro, Deirdre McKibbin-Vaughan and her husband Thomas McKibbin-Vaughan of Rhinebeck, NY, Anne Marie Riley and her husband Paul Riley of Berwyn, PA, John P. Vaughan and his wife Linda Giambrone Vaughan of Marina del Rey, CA, eighteen grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.

The daughter of the late Austin and Gertrude Doyle, Jean was born on March 26, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY, and spent her childhood in Queens, NY, and Garden City, Long Island. She attended Trinity College in Washington, DC, and then, as one of only a small trailblazing minority of women in the early 1950s, received her MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

It was at Wharton that she met Victor and began a love story that continues to captivate her friends, children, and grandchildren. Their devotion for one another and their family continues to be a guiding force for living a life of grace and love.

In 1963, Jean and Victor moved to Vic's hometown of Attleboro where she was active in a number of community organizations such as the Attleboro Garden Club, the North Purchase Club, A.A.U.W., and the Sturdy Hospital Auxiliary. Jean was a Trustee of the Attleboro Public Library and a proud life member of the Friends of Attleboro Library. She was a devoted parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church where she was a member of the choir, taught C.C.D, served as a member of the R.C.I.A. team, the liturgy committee, Women of Spirit, and in later years, most joyfully worked at the St. John's St. Vincent de Paul store and met with her St. John's Morning Glories.

Jean spent the last few years of her life at the Christopher Heights Assisted Living Facility in Attleboro, where she made many dear new friends, and her indomitable spirit continued as she jumped into activities on her very first day. While at Christopher Heights, Jean served on the resident's council as secretary and helped with the Christopher Heights' Christmas Fair.

Gifts in lieu of flowers may be made to the Friends of the Attleboro Public Library (APLFriends.org or 74 North Main Street, Attleboro, MA 02703), St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church/St. Vincent de Paul Ministry,1 St John's Pl, Attleboro, MA 02703 or the Sturdy Memorial Foundation, Development Office, PO Box 2963, 211 Park Street, Attleboro, MA.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 5, 2021 followed by burial at St. John's Cemetery, Attleboro. To ensure everyone's safety during the Covid pandemic, both will be private. A live streaming of the Funeral Mass will be available at https://my.gather.app/remember/jean-vaughan

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