David J. Vaughan

VAUGHAN, DAVID, J., David J. Vaughan, a Florida seasonal resident and Chairman of an investment advisory firm with offices in Winter Park, died on September 7, 2006 at his home in Peoria, IL. Vaughan was the founder of David Vaughan Investments, an investment advisory business with well over $1 billion in assets, headquartered in Peoria. He started the business in 1977 as a small investment advisory firm and built it into an institutional-class asset management firm with a national reputation and presence. The firm opened the Winter Park office in 1998. Vaughan was born in Detroit on July 17, 1924. He and his family moved to Farmington, IL, when he was a youth. He married Anne Miles Vaughan in 1975. She survives. Surviving is one son, Dr. David Vaughan, a urologist with Winter Park Urologist Associates in Orlando, and his wife, Jo Vaughan, Vice President of David Vaughan Investments, Inc., and their two children, Emily and David. Also surviving are two daughters, Melissa (and Bill) Garrigan of Palos Park, IL, and their three children; and Julia (and J.B.) Rodgers of Santa Barbara, CA, and their two children. One sister, Patricia Ross of Issaquah, WA, also survives. In addition to being a successful businessman, Vaughan was well-known philanthropist in Peoria, IL. He and his wife spent the winters in Orlando and Naples, where for more than 15 years they owned a house at the Naples Bath and Tennis Club. They also belonged to the Royal Poinciana Golf Club. Memorials may be made to Lake Highland Prepartory School Center for the Arts, 901 N. Highland Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803 or to the United Arts of Central Florida, Inc., P.O. Box 940068, Maitland, FL 32794. Vaughan was an active supporter of the arts in Orlando. Arrangements were handled by Wilton Mortuary in Peoria. Memorial Service was held in Peoria on Sept. 12th.