Roger H. Hughes

Roger Hughes Obituary

HUGHES, Roger H. Of Wakefield, formerly of Brighton & North Reading, September 14, 2008, age 55. Beloved husband of Karen (Knutson) Hughes. Loving father of Jonathan Hughes and his wife Chrissie of ME and Alex Hughes of Boston. Brother of Sally Hughes and uncle of Dylan Hughes of Quincy. Also survived by a brother-in-law, Joseph Pereira and sister-in-law, Amy Knutson. Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his memory to: American Diabetes Association, 330 Congress St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02210. He worked as a Lobster broker for many years. Croswell Funeral Home North Reading (978) 664-3031

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Published by Boston Globe on Sep. 17, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Roger Hughes

10 Entries

Bill Greaves

October 6, 2008

Just a remembrance, Karen and the boys may not remember us. We go way back we were at the Union Oyster House and Roger at Paul's Lobster. Many years of work and fun. Oyster House closed later Paul's as well. Still we kept contact.
Roger took us to Gloucester bass fishing. My son Gus caught his first striper with Roger at about 5years old. He still talks about that. Real Fun!
Missed Roger for a long time. Saw him last year and it was good to see him. Now we will truly miss him.
Bill & Gus Greaves
Brother Bob with even longer history and great remembrances, sends his condolences.

Richard Crawford

September 27, 2008

I have known Roger since high school in North Reading. He and Bruce Alexander were good friends who played on the tennis team together. They were both excellent players. Roger, Bruce, Mike, Al, Charlie, Kevin & me were known as the "Aardvarks" and in HS we did everything together. Roger was very bright & was inducted into the National Honor Society. To be funny and show he didn't know what the future would hold, in his HS yearbook entry for what he wanted to do in life, Roger put "I want to own a toad farm."

He had worked for Paul's Lobster Co. for a long time and when I needed a college summer job he asked his boss if I could work there. I was impressed how knowledgable he was that he could tell the weight of a lobster just by holding it.

Roger was a handsome guy with a barritone voice. He had interned in Washington, DC when in college and I would have thought he would have chosen to do government work or enter politics but he knew and liked the lobster business and made a career of it.

As we all went our separate ways we didn't stay in touch as much as I would have liked, although we would get the Aardvarks together occasionally.

I wish I had seen him more often.

Stay close to your old friends, you don't know when you will lose them.

Donna Gentile

September 27, 2008

Today I was told that Roger passed away. I am Roger's sister's best friend from high school and I have a few fond memories of him I'd like to share. I remember when Sally and I would sometimes visit Roger at UMass on the weekends, he let us have a good time, but kept a watchful, protective eye! Soon Sally and I were roommates in college and he helped us navigate campus life. I also remember my best 4th of July ever, sitting on the banks of the Charles, enjoying the Boston Pops and eating lobsta. I haven't seen Roger in years since I moved to CA, but I know he is in a safe and peaceful place now. My prayers and thoughts are with his family. God Bless, Donna

Sheila Hughes

September 23, 2008

Roger was my cousin; our dads were brothers and our mothers were the best of friends. I have such fond and vivid memories of our families visiting both in MA and MD. Roger was, as I like to say, a "true Hughes male" -- quiet and unassuming, hard-working, devoted to his family, and always there to lend a hand to whoever was in need. He will certainly be missed by all of us, but my heart smiles when I think of all those who now surround him.

Kathy Alexander

September 19, 2008

Roger was a great guy and friend to us over the years. My fond memories go back to the days on Beacon Hill when we attended many concerts at the Esplanade. You will be missed. God bless you and your family. Kathy

Eric O'Leary

September 19, 2008

I worked with Roger for several years and I am very sorry to be sending this message so long after Roger's passing but I just heard about him. Roger was always a nice person to be around and did a great job for us and he will be missed.

Respectfully yours;

Eric O'Leary

WAYNE CADORETTE

September 18, 2008

I worked with roger in the air freight. industry. He was always a good friend and ready to help anyone anytime.I wil deeply miss him. god bless him and his family.

Colleen & Wayne Bowie

September 17, 2008

Although we didn't know much about Roger, we know he was a great neighbor and that he loved his family. He was generous and kind, remembering the times he helped shovel our driveway and other neighbors driveways,when they weren't able to do it themselves, and also when he brought lobsters over. He was a good man and we will miss him. May he Rest In Peace.

joe pereira

September 17, 2008

One of the first impressions I have about Roger happened about 20 years ago, when I first started to get to know him. At the time I was a total stranger from the West Coast trying to settle in New England. I remember being impressed by how he accepted me rather unconditionally into the family. He invited me one fall evening to share a beer with him in a restaurant in South Boston, not far from where he worked as a lobster broker. He was obviously quite well known in town, judging from the many greetings he received while we conversed at the table. Yet he maintained a humble attitude through the evening with lots of self-deprecating jokes. In his raspy baritone voice, he described himself as a man who "couldn't even pronounce the "r" in lobster." He said "that's bad especially when you're in the Lobsta business." If there is one thing I liked about Roger was that he never bragged about anything, even though I know he felt proud about lots of things in his life--from his family and children to his boundless knowledge of the North Atlantic and the mythic-like life of fishermen that plied those waters. May his soul now rest in Peace.

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