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In memory of
Sue Wade Vaughan
1941 - March 10, 2023
1941 - Mar 10, 2023
In lieu of flowers
Please consider a contribution to Lay Sue to rest at El Rosario Butterfly Preserve.
$485.00
of $2,300 goal
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If Sue touched your life, please consider donating to help fund the Butterfly Wonderland Foundation via this trip where she will be laid to rest:
Not one to sit still, Sue was an gifted gardener, educator, artist, philanthropist, advocate, activist, world traveler and cultural aficionado. She particularly loved science, and graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in Biology in 1962.
Sue taught many of the kids in our neighborhood about science right in our backyard, and butterflies were a favorite. Each spring, we watched the tiny eggs on a parsley plant become caterpillars, then stunning swallowtail butterflies. We'd bring toads and crawdads home, muddy from the creek and curious about nature, and she encouraged exploration & learning throughout our lives.
Later in life, Sue would plant milkweed in that same backyard to support the dwindling Monarch butterfly population. She was enthralled by the annual migration of the 'Super Generation' which is the fourth generation of Monarch that somehow finds its way from Canada to Mexico each year to start their lifecycle over again.
To honor her love of travel and butterflies, we wish to give her that trip to a Mexican butterfly preserve. Her final journey will be to El Rosario Butterfly Preserve in Mexico, where her remains will be scattered during the annual Monarch migration next February.
To learn more about this annual trip through Butterfly Wonderland, visit our fundraising page at: https://www.spotfund.com/story/d72bab14-ecb7-49c3-9967-67537f231f0b Contribute
Not one to sit still, Sue was an gifted gardener, educator, artist, philanthropist, advocate, activist, world traveler and cultural aficionado. She particularly loved science, and graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in Biology in 1962.
Sue taught many of the kids in our neighborhood about science right in our backyard, and butterflies were a favorite. Each spring, we watched the tiny eggs on a parsley plant become caterpillars, then stunning swallowtail butterflies. We'd bring toads and crawdads home, muddy from the creek and curious about nature, and she encouraged exploration & learning throughout our lives.
Later in life, Sue would plant milkweed in that same backyard to support the dwindling Monarch butterfly population. She was enthralled by the annual migration of the 'Super Generation' which is the fourth generation of Monarch that somehow finds its way from Canada to Mexico each year to start their lifecycle over again.
To honor her love of travel and butterflies, we wish to give her that trip to a Mexican butterfly preserve. Her final journey will be to El Rosario Butterfly Preserve in Mexico, where her remains will be scattered during the annual Monarch migration next February.
To learn more about this annual trip through Butterfly Wonderland, visit our fundraising page at: https://www.spotfund.com/story/d72bab14-ecb7-49c3-9967-67537f231f0b Contribute
Funds are being collected and disbursed by Elizabeth Vaughan, Sue's daughter.
Updates
Update from April 13, 2023
Update from April 10, 2023
Recent contributions
$15.00
April 21, 2023, 7:36 a.m. PDT
Anonymous
$50.00
April 16, 2023, 9:53 p.m. PDT
$100.00
April 15, 2023, 7:01 p.m. PDT
$100.00
April 13, 2023, 6:02 p.m. PDT
Anonymous
$20.00
April 11, 2023, 2:24 p.m. PDT
$200.00
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I was saddened to hear of Sue’s passing. I dated her at Wake Forest circa 1962- fun girl, great shag dancer and never w…
I was saddened to hear of Sue’s passing. I dated her at Wake Forest circa 1962- fun girl, great sha…
I was saddened to hear of Sue’s passing. I dated her at Wake For…
In lieu of flowers
Please consider a contribution to Lay Sue to rest at El Rosario Butterfly Preserve.
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of $2,300 goal
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