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Timothy Joseph Vaughan
June 6th, 1940 - June 16th, 2020
June 6th, 1940 - June 16th, 2020
Timothy "Timbo" Vaughan was one of the most silly, goofy and fun loving people you would ever meet. Timbo was born and lived his entire life in Northeast Ohio. He had many identities, including being a lover of technology, a talented musician, an avid and proficient golfer, and an inspiring volleyball coach, just to name a few. He was also a loving and caring father and grandfather. His friends and family loved his wit and his sense of humor. He, like most Cleveland natives, love the Cleveland sports teams but was also frustrated by their continued lifetime underachviement.
Timbo passed away after a short illness on June 16, ten days after his 80th birthday. He had remained active playing golf every week and running volleyball leagues as well as his computer endeavors. He was loved by many family and friends.
He is survived by his sister Sarah (Sally) Carroll, his three children Victor Vaughan, Natalie (Vaughan) MacDonald, and Deanna (Vaughan) Geho, and his five grandchildren, Dionya Geho, Carey (MacDonald) Halton, Victor King Vaughan, Rebekah Vaughan, and Serenah Vaughan.
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Resting Place
9350 Mentor Rd
41.6151206, -81.2590749
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David Wheeler
I first met Tim in 1974, when I was 15 and he worked with my mother at Wickliffe MFG. She thought working during the summer with Tim would "knock me down a few pegs". As you know Tim was the wrong person for that. He'd pick me up at 6:45am or whenever he got there, (which pissed her off) and we'd work till 3pm and rush up to Manakiki to get in front of the 3:30 leagues. This went went on for 3 years till I graduated from high school. That summer after graduation, Tim said let's go play golf for a couple days at Salt Fork. Well that didn't go well with my parents and they "forbid" that I go, with a little bit of encouragement and the fact that he got me a place to stay with Gloria, I moved out that night and we went to Salt Fork the next day. Tim was much, much more than a friend. Once you become Tim's friend you're hooked with the good, bad, funny, stupid, immature, irreverent, non-stop talking, but more than anything his friendship and loyalty. He opened his life and kind heartedness for me, to get to know his mom, Phil, Sally, Jon, Victor, Natalie, Deanna and his many friends. He taught me to drive a stick shift and ride a motorcycle. He was the best man at my wedding. There were many Tim'ism's, but my favorite was "I'll take anything apart that's not mine". We played golf, volley ball, bowling, travelled and worked together and I actually got him "slightly inebriated during one of our Salt Fork trips. Tim didn't drink back then. I could go on an on, but the only way to understand Tim is to have known him............ THANK YOU Tim for a lifetime of memories.......... .................................Rest in Peace my dear friend.................................
Sally Carroll
That's one of the times I could getaway with calling him 'LIttle brothe'r . .but in the last 40 years we have become much more . .He made me learn more about myself and computers . .and the **** spycam he installed to check on me, hasn't been accessible since he's gone.. Natalie and I will eventually figure it out. His girls and I have become close . .A good thing as we need one another. MY family position of 'Matriarch' is a label not easily worn. Missing you Timmy.
Carey Halton
Timbo and I were incredibly close when I was a kid. He introduced me to my love for computers, and we would message frequently on MSN messenger and send the animated winks back and forth. His icon was Timmy from South Park, haha. I would look forward to everyday after school coming home and getting on my crappy hand me down laptop (probably only had 512mb of RAM or something, this was around 2003-2007-ish) to say hi to him from a far. I know those conversations had at least some part in me choosing the amazing career I am in today. Every summer we would visit him and go golfing at the most gorgeous golf courses in Ohio, Green Valley and Salt Fork. I always wanted to ride in his golf cart, and it was the only time I ever truly enjoyed golfing. He would drive down some crazy paths (while still being ultra safe) and it was so fun! When we started flying every year instead of driving, I could no longer bring my kids golf bag and would instead stuff my few clubs into my mom’s bag for the flight. Well, he would fashion me a cardboard box golf bag every year so I would have my own little space for the trip, which was just so adorable and appreciated. Another thing was there was a joke we would play with where if one of the guys didn’t hit the ball past the ladies tee, they were supposed to play the rest of the hole with their dick out. Well, Timbo wasn’t so unreasonable that he would do that in front of a young girl, but when this did happen once he took off his pants and played the rest of his hole in only his underwear. As you can imagine I laughed hysterically the entire time! On those same trips, we would frequently eat at a Texas Roadhouse. One year I decided to keep one of the peanuts from the stash they give you and name it Mr.Peanut. Timbo totally ran with it and made all sorts of Mr.Peanut jokes for years to come, and eventually we even had a Mrs.Peanut and baby Peanut haha. There are so many little memories that I have like that one that I can’t realistically share them all here. While we did grow a bit apart as I became an adult, a little under two years ago I got to visit him in Ohio, and that will now be the last time I ever got to see him. I’m so glad Joseph Halton got a chance to meet him and that he got to meet my now husband. More memories I will cherish forever. I love you Timbo. You were such an amazing grandpa and I’m going to miss knowing you are around. The thing that makes me the saddest is that you won’t be around to be a great grandpa to my child one day, but while you won’t be there directly I know that the memories I will be able to share with my future son or daughter will make them know just how amazing of a person you were. Here’s to hoping we meet again some day. ❤️
Sally Carroll
Correction for address and time 9330 Mentor rd. @ 2:00 PM followed by box lunch at my home . .RSVP needed before noon Monday 10-19
Natalie MacDonald
My Dad was the one who delivered me into the world. He was a fun loving person who loved adventure, sports and cherished his friends and family. He was always helping others around him. He LOVED golf and it was one of the things we were able to enjoy together as we spent many times when I was young playing Golf in Northeast Ohio, and then later in life when we made it a core part of our family vacations to come to Ohio and play golf with Dad. In fact, "Timbo" was probably the best putter of the golf bal that I ever saw outside of a professional. He always said "hold the putter like you're holding a baby bird". it never seemd to help me (hahaha) but it worked for him. Dad is also the one who introduced me to Skiing for which I am forever grateful as I have been able to enjoy skiing across my lifetime. We also loved computers together and spent many calls talking about different software we had discovered. My Dad would often call me to talk (complain) about the Browns, Indians and Cavs.....but I know he loved the Cleveland teams just like I do. Even in his later years he stayed very active playing golf, volleyball and working on his computer. I, and the world, are really going to miss you Timbo. You were one of a kind!! Have peace now and enjoy your new adventure wherever you are. Love Tali
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