JOHN I. VAUGHAN, a retired businessman, died on Tuesday, Feb.15th at his Hingham home. He was 91.
Mr. Vaughan was born in South Boston and was raised in Dorchester. He graduated from Boston College High School in 1931 and Boston College in 1935. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps in Italy during World War II.
Mr. Vaughan worked for 25 years for S.C. Johnson, Inc of Racine, Wisconsin. He took part in the company's sales efforts in the Pacific in the late 1940's leading a sales group in Honolu, Hawaii. He served as the company's credit manager in Racine at the time of his retirement in 1970.
Active in civic affairs, Mr. Vaughan served with the United Way, the Racine chapter of the United Cerebral Palsy campaign, and served as head of the Shamrock Club of Racine, Wisconsin. Mr. Vaughan retired to Hingham in 1972 where he was an active member of St. Paul's Church.
He leaves his wife, Mary R. (Hickey) Vaughan of Hingham, and two sons; Jack Vaughan and Michael Vaughan both of Boston, and his grandson, Jacob Vaughan of Boston. He was also the father of the late Kate Vaughan who died in 1987.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, Feb. 18th at 11:30 AM at St. Paul's Church, Hingham Square.
Friends may visit at the Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel, 21 Pond St., Hingham on Thursday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to United Cerebral Palsy of Metro Boston, 71 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.
The interment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, Hingham.