David H. Hughes ’49

 Dave, a true Missourian, was born in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 9, 1928, and died there Feb. 28, 2024. His family briefly lived in various other states, but Dave returned to Kansas City for his senior year at Pembroke Hill and entered Princeton with the Class of 1949. He majored in basic engineering, was a member of Tower Club, served as a coxswain on crew, and belonged to the Pre-Law Society.

After graduation, Dave worked briefly for Aetna Group Insurance in Dallas. He married Dorothy Halsey Dec. 19, 1950, and the couple moved to Boston, where Dave graduated from Harvard Business School in 1952. He spent two years in the Air Force in Oklahoma, then returned to Kansas City, first with the Midwest Research Institute and H.V. Jones Real Estate. In 1958, Dave joined Hallmark Cards, beginning a career from which he retired in 1990.

Dave’s wife, Dee, died in 2007. He is survived by their four children, David Jr., Avery, Steve, and Betsey; his second wife, Mignon, whom he married in 2011; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.