THOMAS ELMER HUGHES

HUGHES, THOMAS ELMER July 4, 1924 to February 2, 2013 Tom, 88, passed away while living at the home of his son, Howard, in Ramona, California. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Gus and Ruby Hughes. The family moved to San Diego in 1929. Tom and his brother Jim were raised in the Golden Hill area of San Diego; attending Brooklyn Grammar School, Roosevelt Junior High, and San Diego Vocational High School. He attended City College while serving a toolmaker apprenticeship at Convair. Tom worked at Convair/ General Dynamics from 1942-1989. He worked in tool manufacturing for 20 years, then in tool design until retirement. His specialty was designing large assembly fixtures and large weld fixtures, notably tool design on the NASA Space Shuttle and contributing to the Superconducting Super Collider Project. Tom was also a Korean War Veteran with the Army Corp of Engineers. Tom was married to Edna Fay Hughes, who died in 2010, for forty years. He raised a blended family of eight children, through three marriages. He is survived by his family of Howard Hughes (Barbara), Jacquelyn Keith (Doug), James Moore (Susan), Alison Weir (David), Sue Ann Monteleone, Joan Short, William Cupples, niece, Jody Lynn Hughes and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private family services will be held at a later date with placement at Miramar National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.