THEODORE HUGHES WADDELL

THEODORE HUGHES WADDELL Theodore Hughes Waddell died on August 16th, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. He was born April 11, 1928, the son of Chauncey Waddell and Catherine Hughes Waddell. He was the grandson of Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Secretary of State and Governor of New York State. Theodore graduated from Horace Mann High School in Riverdale, NY and received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and an MBA from Cornell University; MA in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a Doctorate in Architecture (Summa cum Laude) from the University of Florence in Italy. Prior to pursuing a career in architecture, he was VP of United Funds and SVP of Waddell and Reed. He was a proficient photographer and a highly regarded lamp and furniture designer. Two of his lamps are on permanent exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, where he had a one-man show. He also had two shows at the Musee de Louvre in Paris, France. He was published and his photographs were displayed internationally in many museums and international shows in Europe and the US. He was also Adjunct Professor of Architecture for Kent State and Cal State. He also taught the Thomas Jefferson Memorial design course at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. He lived with his family in Florence, Italy and Santa Fe, New Mexico. His present address is in Dallas, Texas. He is survived by Eleanor Hibben, his wife that he married in 1953 and had two sons, Geoffrey and Brewster, a daughter in-law, Deanna Stone Waddell and a grandson Highland. Memorial arrangements pending.