"Dream big and dare to fail"
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Norman Vaughan, a dog handler and driver in Adm. Richard Byrd's 1928 expedition to the South Pole, has died.Vaughan died at Providence Alaska Medical Center just a few days after turning 100 years old.
He was well enough six days before his death to enjoy a birthday celebration at the hospital attended by more than 100 friends and hospital workers.
Vaughan's motto was "Dream big and dare to fail."
"Vaughan with Byrd at Pole." Omaha World-Herald (Sunday, January 8, 2006): 8A.
