Donald T. Hughes Sr.

Seabrook – Donald Thomas Hughes, Sr., 88, of Seabrook and formerly of Las Vegas, NV, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving and devoted family on Friday, September 9, 2022. He was born in Washington, DC on May 28, 1934, a son of the late Lawrence and Lillian (Gardner) Hughes. He shared over 64 years of beautiful marriage with his wife, Patricia M. (Stambro) Hughes. Don was raised in Philadelphia, PA. He attended parochial schools in Philly before enlisting in the United States Navy where he honorably served his country for 4 years during the Korean War. Upon his discharge from the Navy, Don met and married Patricia, the love of his life. He and Pat moved to Seabrook in 1985. Don worked for ITE Circuit Breaker of Philadelphia, United Engineers and the IRS in Methuen, MA. He retired in 1999 and he and Pat moved to Las Vegas for several years before returning to Seabrook to be near family. He was a devoted Catholic and loved sitting in the first row in church on Sundays and singing as loud as he could to all the hymns. Don recently celebrated 43 years sober in the AA recovery program. Don’s message to everyone was to try to live one day at a time and start your day off with a smile and he did this by reading the comics every morning. He loved playing bingo, walking on the beach collecting sand dollars and sea glass, going to the theater, traveling, and collecting three handle cups. In November of 2019, Don, Pat and the family got to take their dream trip to Italy. He also loved taking car rides with his wife on trips to nowhere, just driving and finding new places to see and new places to eat. Above all else, Don was a family man. He loved being with all of his family and spending time with them, especially his grandchildren. In addition to his loving wife Pat, Don is survived by his son Donald T. Hughes, Jr. and wife Ann M. (O’Neill) Hughes, his granddaughters Heather Marie (Hughes) Emerson and husband Michael and Kayla A. (O’Neill) Middlemiss and husband Jordan and his great grandchildren Anthony, Aiden, Emmalyn, Jack, and Benjamin. He was predeceased by his brothers, Lawrence, Vincent, Frances, and Joseph Hughes and his sisters Dorothy, Margaret, Helen, Eileen, Kathleen Hughes. There will be no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am on Friday, September 23, 2022 at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 289 Lafayette Rd., Hampton. Burial with military honors will follow in the Hillside Cemetery, Seabrook. The Mass will be live streamed and may be watched by clicking on https://olmmparish.org/home/live-streaming/. The family suggests memorial donations to LIVENGRIN, a recovery facility in Pennsylvania that was near and dear to Don’s heart. Go to https://livengrin.org/donation/.

Donald T. Hughes Sr.

May 28, 1934 - September 9, 2022