Blackburn Hughes Jr. ’45

BLACKIE HUGHES died suddenly on Apr. 20, 1993, at the age of 70 in his beloved Charleston, S.C. Born in that city, Blackie entered Princeton from Kent, played on the freshman tennis team, and became a member of Cottage Club, before leaving for service with the air corps as a bombardier instructor. In addition, he was made an honorary member of the French Air Force because of his participation in their training exercises.

Blackie did not return to Princeton after the war, but took his degree from the Univ. of the South. After graduating, he taught for two decades at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Del. In addition to teaching English and French, he coached tennis teams that repeatedly captured Delaware state championships. The affection and esteem in which he was held by so many students and faculty members has been best evidenced by the establishment of the Blackburn Hughes Jr. Faculty Enhancement Fund.

In the late 1960s, Blackie returned to Charleston to be with his father, Blackburn Hughes, Sr. '11. He joined the faculty of the PorterGaud School, where he remained until retirement in 1987. Blackie, who never married, enriched others as teacher, coach, and friend. At his services, he was described as an individual of dignity without pretense, of courtliness without superiority, of elegance without p6dantry, and of honor without selfimportance.

The class extends its sympathy to his brother Edmund B. Stewart.

The Class of 1945