FROM: Lee and Jane
July 28 @ 7:28 AM

Larry, Gary Rouch forwarded your email to me. We are so pleased to hear that Lea is making progress. Please keep us on your email list for updates. You are both in our prayers. Is there anything we can do for you to help you during your stay in Hartford?

REPLY FROM: Larry Vaughn
July 28 @ 10:01 AM

Hi, Lions Jane and Lee, Thank you for your kind notes regarding Lea. Wow, I sure am glad I decided not to run for VDG this year! The doctors are saying that Lea will be very ill for a long time . . . months, and won’t even discuss transferring her to Indiana. So, I think I will be here until she is able to come home. Even then she will require a lot of attention, and perhaps will have to be in a wheelchair for a period of time due to muscle atrophy.

I don’t know of anything that anyone can do right now, although many folks would like to do something to help. As you know, the B&B is for sale, and my youngest son, who lives in Texas, is there this week moving our personal possessions into storage. My brother, from Hawaii, will be arriving today to take over those same duties so my son can get back to work in Texas.

I have a friend who has offered to drive one of my vehicles out here so I’ll have transportation when Joe and Pat get to go home in a couple of weeks. I’m getting an Emergency Guardianship Declaration run through the court system in Hamilton County to give me “Power of Attorney” to conduct business on Lea’s behalf until she regains consciousness, etc. The most important thing to help us now is your continued prayers and willingness to be called upon if something comes up that we need help with in coming weeks or months.

FROM: Raymond
July 28 @ 9:10 AM

Thanks for the very wonderful letter. Janie and I only met you and Lea the one time in Hawaii, but we absolutely fell in love with the whole family. Lea, Janie and Dottie spent a lot of time together, while the guys did the fishing (sort of) thing. Lea is one of the most tender and kind people we have had the pleasure to meet, although I do personally blame her for Janie’s extraneous spending while in Hawaii. We continue to pray for Lea’s full recovery, and for the continued strength of the whole family. Should you need anything hot and sticky, please don’t hesitate to call upon your very Southern friends. Please convey our love and prayers to Lea.

FROM: Jeff, Treasurer, Atlanta Lions Club
July 28 @ 4:13 PM

I have talked to Lee Flowers and will make sure we are Lions in good standing through the end of the year. He is supposed to be contacting Lions Clubs out there for any assistance you, Pat, Joe or Lea may need.

FROM: Lou
July 28 @ 4:21 PM

Stopped to take a break and thought it would be a good time to say ‘Hi’. Hope things out your way are going smoothly today. I think about you and Lea a lot – it’s hard not to – you both are very much a part of my life.

I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve picked up the phone here to tell her something, whether it be work related or family related – she likes to hear about Scott and Lori and their adventures. I’ve told Lea about Brooke tubing – for Brooke the boat can’t go fast enough – so far she has not flipped out as she can get wedged down in the hole where adults put their legs and she holds on for dear life. Lea and I have had some good laughs about Brooke since Lori and troops moved to NC.

My mission this weekend is to get pictures off my camera, sorted and emailed to various locations. I had forgotten Lea took pictures with my camera at the pig roast, so I’ll send them along too. Not much else going on here – at least that I am aware of. Take care.

FROM: Randall, Alison and Leah
July 28 @ 6:49 PM

Larry, Lea, your family, and your friends are constantly in our prayers.

FROM: Link
July 28 @ 7:19 PM

Jason – It was a pleasure to talk to you this morning (afternoon). As we discussed, I would like you to review my parent’s (Lea and Larry Vaughn) house at 100 E. Main in Atlanta, IN and provide us with an estimate of what your firm could bring to the table for this property. We are interested in having you look at the house and antiques in the house as well. All personal effects will be removed by the time you get there early next week and the remaining property should be itemized and available for sell.

My folks currently have the house listed with Terri Peterson. The sales contract with Terri can be cancelled in early August, however she is willing to work with us however the need be. Once you have a chance to review the property and put together a proposal, please contact me (Don’t forget that Hawaii is 5 hours earlier than your time). Thank you and I look forward to speaking with you again soon.

FROM: Bill
July 28 @ 7:33 PM

Larry, Thank you for the updates. We are continuing to pray for both you and Lea. Blessings, Living Stones Church, Kona, Hawaii

FROM: Adam & Teana
July 28 @ 7:37 PM

Dear Lea, Since you cannot have real flowers in your room we thought this would be the next best thing! (Photo of a bouquet) We hope you enjoy them.

FROM: Link
July 28 @ 8:06 PM

Dave – I have verbally accepted an offer from Shana’s husband of $9,500 for Mom and Dad’s Mustang. The offer is very fair based on KBB value and offset costs from shipping the car to Hawaii. Dad has agreed to let Gary have the car with a check as he trusts him and doesn’t need to wait for the check to clear.

First of all, Dad will need to sign the title over to Gary. If you could send Dad the title, that would be great. The title is located in the Mustang folder (which should probably be put in the car to give to Gary) which is in the top left file cabinet drawer in Dad’s office.

Gary is securing the financing for the vehicle and should be ready early next week to complete the transaction. If you could coordinate from your end that would probably work best as the 5 hour time difference hampers our ability to move too quickly from this end. Let me know if you need anything or if I can help in any way.

FROM: Barb S
July 28 @ 10:08 PM

Hi. Hope Lea had a good day today. I have something to give her that might raise her spirits. I have been going through the remainder of Mom’s things and pictures that Kat and I never got through. I found Mom’s mother’s ring. Since Lea is the oldest daughter, I thought maybe she would like to have it and then she can pass it to Kat and Kat can pass it on to Christy, etc. What do you think? Maybe when she gets a little better, we can put it on a chain for her.

REPLY FROM: Larry Vaughn
July 28 @ 10:15 PM

Wow! That would be fantastic! I know she would enjoy having the ring, and, if it isn’t too bulky, would wear it as a necklace. Thanks for the thought!