About
My name is Gretchen Detora and I am very excited to introduce you to my first self-published book entitled “Dave and Danny Pay It Forward." Inspired by David Vaughan, an amazing dad who I met last year when his oldest son, Colin was in my second grade class I wrote this story as a tribute to David when he lost his life in a car accident on September 27, 2013.
When I heard of David’s passing I was in shock like so many others were. So many people were affected by this tragedy. The outpouring of people who attended David’s wake was an indication of who he was as a person and the loving family he was from. David’s positive upbeat energy was felt by so many people who crossed his path in life. David’s youngest brother, Dan gave the most heartfelt eulogy at David’s funeral painting a picture of his brother with touching and humorous stories but for me Dan’s message that day was that everyone should “Live Like Dave”.
A few days after the funeral I found out that a trust fund had been established for David and his wife, Kristen’s 3 children- Colin, Kevin and Caroline http://www.vaughanfamilytrust.com. I wanted to do something to help and then the idea for this story came to me. If you want to call it divine inspiration then I would agree. The idea came to me to write a fictional children’s story based on David and how he teaches his son, Danny to give back to the world by the examples he shows him throughout the story. I feel like this is what David did while he was here on earth and is continuing to do. My hope is that this story will keep David’s spirit alive while delivering the message of giving back to others or as the title suggests to Pay It Forward.
When I heard of David’s passing I was in shock like so many others were. So many people were affected by this tragedy. The outpouring of people who attended David’s wake was an indication of who he was as a person and the loving family he was from. David’s positive upbeat energy was felt by so many people who crossed his path in life. David’s youngest brother, Dan gave the most heartfelt eulogy at David’s funeral painting a picture of his brother with touching and humorous stories but for me Dan’s message that day was that everyone should “Live Like Dave”.
A few days after the funeral I found out that a trust fund had been established for David and his wife, Kristen’s 3 children- Colin, Kevin and Caroline http://www.vaughanfamilytrust.com. I wanted to do something to help and then the idea for this story came to me. If you want to call it divine inspiration then I would agree. The idea came to me to write a fictional children’s story based on David and how he teaches his son, Danny to give back to the world by the examples he shows him throughout the story. I feel like this is what David did while he was here on earth and is continuing to do. My hope is that this story will keep David’s spirit alive while delivering the message of giving back to others or as the title suggests to Pay It Forward.
Meet the Team
Gretchen Detora, author of Dave and Danny Pay it Forward, tells about her experiences and the inspiration behind the book.
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Vaughan Family Trust
Support the Vaughan Family Trust by purchasing Dave and Danny Pay it Foward - 20% of the book's proceeds go toward supporting this great organization.
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Paying it Forward
"Teaching kids about kindness and paying it forward is one of the most important things we can do!"
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