Philip C. Hughes ’54

Philip Hughes died March 16, 2013, in Hilton Head Hospital.

Born in East Orange, N.J., Phil graduated from Choate School. At Princeton, his major was biology. He was a member of Cottage Club and played on the golf team each year, being appointed captain his senior year. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1958. He served as a lieutenant in the Naval Medical Corps from 1957 to 1962, including time at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital and the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. He then returned to Philadelphia and completed specialty training in ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital. In 1965, he moved to Dayton, Ohio, where he practiced ophthalmology until his retirement in 1996.

Phil supported his love of golf by volunteering as director of the Western Golf Association and supporting the Evans Scholars Foundation. He was a founding member of the Miami Valley Golf Association. In 2001, he was inducted into the Dayton Golf Hall of Fame.

The class sends condolences to Miki, his wife of 58 years; children Brad, Cyndi, David, and Peggy; and six grandchildren. The class is honored by his service to our country.