William Thomas Hughes
William Thomas Hughes
Mr. William (Bill) Hughes, 83, a resident of Pennybyrn at Maryfield in High Point NC died February 7, 2016, following a lengthy illness.
A memorial service was held at 10 AM on Tuesday February 9, 2016 in the Pennybyrn at Maryfield Chapel 1315 Greensboro Road, High Point, NC. A second memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Friday February 12, 2016 at Money & King Funeral Home 171 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA. Visitation with the family will be in the Gathering Area of the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the National Memorial Park Cemetery 7482 Lee Hwy, Falls Church, VA.
Bill was born on Nov 2, 1932 in Chicago, IL the son of John J. Hughes and Margret O'Donoghue. He began work at 16 years of age for a local grocery store, continuing to hold that job while he completed a sheet metal union apprenticeship. As a Journeyman, Bill worked for Anderson Heating and Cooling in the Chicago, IL area, earning respect for his technical ability and work ethic.
In July of 1969 Bill moved his family to Vienna, VA, taking a Construction Supervisor Job for his brother John J. Hughes at Hughes & Smith Inc. a commercial general contractor. In 1977 Bill became President of John J. Hughes Inc. General Contracting as a subsidiary of Hughes & Smith, until his retirement in 1998.
Bill leaves behind his wife Alice Stephenson, his children Thomas (Teresa) Hughes of Warrenton, VA, Jeffery (Wendy) Hughes of Gibsonville, NC, John (Jody) Hughes of Greensboro, NC. His grandchildren include Hunter Hughes, Jackie (Rob) Harmon, Paige (Geoff) Whitney, Laura Hughes and Robert Hughes. His great, grandchildren are Max, Nick, Oskar and Viggo Harmon and Peter Whitney.
Bill was predeceased by his son Robert Charles Hughes, his parents, his sister Rita Stark and his brother Daniel Hughes. He is survived by his sister Patricia Grandchamp and his brothers John J. Hughes and Robert Hughes.
In lieu of flowers please contribute to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Mr. William (Bill) Hughes, 83, a resident of Pennybyrn at Maryfield in High Point NC died February 7, 2016, following a lengthy illness.
A memorial service was held at 10 AM on Tuesday February 9, 2016 in the Pennybyrn at Maryfield Chapel 1315 Greensboro Road, High Point, NC. A second memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Friday February 12, 2016 at Money & King Funeral Home 171 Maple Ave W, Vienna, VA. Visitation with the family will be in the Gathering Area of the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the National Memorial Park Cemetery 7482 Lee Hwy, Falls Church, VA.
Bill was born on Nov 2, 1932 in Chicago, IL the son of John J. Hughes and Margret O'Donoghue. He began work at 16 years of age for a local grocery store, continuing to hold that job while he completed a sheet metal union apprenticeship. As a Journeyman, Bill worked for Anderson Heating and Cooling in the Chicago, IL area, earning respect for his technical ability and work ethic.
In July of 1969 Bill moved his family to Vienna, VA, taking a Construction Supervisor Job for his brother John J. Hughes at Hughes & Smith Inc. a commercial general contractor. In 1977 Bill became President of John J. Hughes Inc. General Contracting as a subsidiary of Hughes & Smith, until his retirement in 1998.
Bill leaves behind his wife Alice Stephenson, his children Thomas (Teresa) Hughes of Warrenton, VA, Jeffery (Wendy) Hughes of Gibsonville, NC, John (Jody) Hughes of Greensboro, NC. His grandchildren include Hunter Hughes, Jackie (Rob) Harmon, Paige (Geoff) Whitney, Laura Hughes and Robert Hughes. His great, grandchildren are Max, Nick, Oskar and Viggo Harmon and Peter Whitney.
Bill was predeceased by his son Robert Charles Hughes, his parents, his sister Rita Stark and his brother Daniel Hughes. He is survived by his sister Patricia Grandchamp and his brothers John J. Hughes and Robert Hughes.
In lieu of flowers please contribute to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
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I have fond memories of the beautiful flowers Bill planted, with our love we both shared for gardening. It brings me great joy remembering how Bill interacted with his grandchildren, making popcorn for them, having them assist; pouring the whipped cream in their hands & watching them lick it up; having the kids all line up before they left to have their pictures taken, showing how much they had grown.I know it brought Bill great joy to make his famous chili and serve it under Uncle Jack’s house at the beach; all of us looked forward to it! I am thankful that my son Bob got to work with his grandfather on a few projects, learning to mow the grass “a certain way”, etc., I know it was not always “fun” doing projects for grandpa, but I know Bob treasured the learning experiences and will carry this knowledge with him always. I am so glad Bill you are at peace now with the Lord; the last several years were hard to endure I am sure, for such an active person. I will miss you.