Roger Thomas HUGHES

1941 - 2024

Roger died peacefully, at his home in Niagara-on-the-Lake on March 7, 2024, after a brief illness. He was born in Montreal in 1941, and grew up in Welland and Marathon, Ontario. Roger graduated with an engineering degree from Queen's University in 1963 and from University of Toronto Law School in 1966. He enjoyed a successful career as a barrister, specializing in intellectual property litigation, but was happiest as a Judge of the Federal Court of Canada from 2005 until his retirement in 2016. Roger is survived by his wife, Susan Peacock; his children, Timothy (Lisa Mantello), Michael (Elizabeth Laitman Hughes) and Megan (Milosh Rodic); and his grandchildren, Magdalen, Simon, Beatrice, Nathaniel and Lucie. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Thomas's Anglican Church, 383 Huron Street, Toronto. Memorial donations to St. Mark's Anglican Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, would be greatly appreciated by Roger's family.