Obituary
Daniel Vaughan
Dr. Daniel G. Vaughan of Monte Sereno died on April 10, of a stroke during his battle with cancer. He was 79.
Born on March 15, 1921, in Montana, he graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School and served as a medical officer in the First Marine Division in China from 1946 to 1947. He then completed a residency in ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco and opened a private practice in San Jose.
During his long career, he served as a clinical professor of ophthalmology at UCSF and co-authored General Ophthalmology, a manual that is considered the "bible" of ophthalmology for most American medical students and physicians, and has been translated into five languages. He served in numerous medical societies and also founded several memorial funds in memory of his late daughter Cecilia Vaughan, who died in an automobile accident.
Vaughan was also passionate about golf. Beginning with the medals he earned at the Oregon State Junior Golf Championship in 1938 at age 16, he proceeded to found the Mission Invitational Golf Tournament at the San Jose Country Club, an event that spanned 20 years and raised money for the Society for the Prevention of Blindness.
Survivors include wife of 50 years, Courtney Sprague Vaughan of Monte Sereno; daughters Laurie Vaughan Campbell of Sonoma, Mary Bassano of Santa Cruz, Katie Backs of Pleasanton and Sherry deLeuw of Monterey; sons Jim of Rocklin, Matt of San Jose and Daniel of Oakland; and 13 grandchildren.
Memorial services have been held. Donations may be made to the Cecilia Vaughan Memorial Scholarship Fund, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, 95053; the Cecilia Vaughan Memorial Fellowship, Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, UCSF, 95 Kirkham St., San Francisco, 94122; or the Cecilia Vaughan Memorial Eye Research Institute, University of Philippines, P.O. Box 28952, San Jose, 95159.
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