Vaughn died in a hospice in Danbury, Connecticut, on November 11, 2016, eleven days before his 84th birthday, after a year-long treatment for leukemia.
Vaughn starb in einem Hospiz in Danbury, Connecticut, am 11. November 2016, elf Tage vor seinem 84. Geburtstag, nach jahrelanger Behandlung an Leukämie.