Roswell Fairbanks Vaughan III
1938-2019
Sandy
Vaughan pressed on to join his Lord and Savior in the late afternoon of
Friday, the 18th of October 2019. He was born in San Antonio, Texas on
the 30th of June 1938, and moved to Houston in 1945, where he attended
River Oaks Elementary, Lanier and Lamar before graduating from Duke
University in 1960. Sandy spent several years working in New York for
Irving Trust Company and Kidder Peabody. He then moved to Houston with
Rauscher Pierce and in 1975 opened an office in Houston for Merrill
Lynch. In 1990 he started IBK and then joined Prudential Securities.
Sandy
loved his 42 years of investment banking, because so many of his
clients became friends. While doing his profession, he was able to
advise such business legends as Sam Walton, Joe Walter, Sam Noble, Harry
Smith
and so many more. His SunnyDell Farm in Schulenburg, Texas is a living
testament to his vision and passion for the land. His passion for
hunting birds all over the world just added to this hobby.
Sandy's
favorite spot was the towering long leaf pine trees in South Georgia
where he shared a quail plantation with Dan Tutcher. He started hunting
in Moultrie, Georgia in 1972 and never missed a year, being joined by
countless friends. He was a member of The Houston Country Club, Coronado
Club, International Order of St. Hubertus, Confrerie des Chevaliers du
Tastevin, Executive Association and various industry and civic
organizations on whose governing committees he served from time to time.
He
was predeceased by his parents, Helen McFarland and Roswell Vaughan;
sister, Katherine Vaughan Jaschke; and nephew, Damon Jaschke. Sandy is
survived by his wife, Blake Campbell, who he married in 1965. As he said
on more than one occasion, he "loved her all the way to the sky and
back again." His daughters, Ann Hobson and Helen Schmidt, with their
husbands Lee and Britt, were truly special to him. They offered much fun
and companionship over his lifetime, as did his five grandchildren,
Blake, Mary Helen, Kathleen, David and Henry. Lastly, six wonderful
Labrador Retrievers were always loyal to him, while retrieving many
birds and never complaining.
Sandy loved his Lord and his church, where he served as a Lay Reader, Acolyte Master for 12 years and on the Vestry.
A
Memorial Service is to be conducted at two o'clock in the afternoon on
Thursday, the 24th of October at The Church of St. John the Divine, 2450
River Oaks Boulevard in Houston. Immediately following, all are invited
to greet the family at a venue to be announced during the services.
In
lieu of flowers, and for those desiring please consider Employee
Scholarship Fund, Houston Country Club, One Potomac Drive, Houston,
Texas 77057; or to the
charity of one's choice.
"All
I can say is this: forgetting what is behind me, and reaching out for
that which lies ahead, I press on towards the goal to win the prize
which is God's call to the life above, in Christ Jesus." Philippians
3:13-14.
Please visit Sandy's online memorial tribute at
GeoHLewis.com where memories and words of comfort and condolence may be shared electronically with his family.
Published in Houston Chronicle on Oct. 23, 2019