Kris' high school, the Berkshire School
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
A Patchwork of Memories to celebrate Kris' life - United We Quilt Project
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial quilt
Memorial Quilt
Memorial Quilt
Kris R. Hughes
Memorial
Kris mimicking the Heisman Trophy
Memorial note
Kris and his brothers with Santa Claus
Kris with others in a wheelbarrow
Photo of Kris playing hockey
Kris with his brother, Keith
Kris with his older sister, Kim
Kris learning to fly fish
Kris' hockey team picture
Kris playing football for Berkshire
Kris in the outdoors with a red tailed hawk
Kris graduating from high school
Kris and family
Kris graduating from The Ohio State University
Kris vacationing in San Francisco with Elaine
Kris with his godson, Nicholas
Kris and Bob vacationing in Sun Valley
Hughes Family Christmas photo
Kris with Windsor
Kris skiing
Family picture at Keith's wedding
Childhood photo of Kris
Kris' obituary
A message to Kris from his Ohio State roommate
A message to Kris' family from Bryan Yasko
Memorial book cover
Condolence notes from President Bush, First Lady Laura Bush and from Vice President Cheney and Lynne Cheney
Sympathy note from NASA
Memorial service program cover
Memorial service program
Memorial poem drafted by Kris' aunt, Marion Cavanaugh
New York Times memorial
Poem from Kris' stepmother
Poem from Kris' stepmother
Poem from Kris' stepmother
Poem from Kris' stepmother
Kris little league story
Memorial note from Kris' brother
Memorial note from Kris' brother
Eulogy for Kris, by friend Carl Valentino
Eulogy for Kris, by friend Carl Valentino
Eulogy by Kris' family
Eulogy by Kris' family
Memorial by Kris' cousin, Daniel Burch
Memorial note by Hayes Moss, a friend of Kris
Memorial note from Kris' uncle, Tom Hughes
Memorial note from Peter Ruggiero, a friend and client
Friend of Kris' from Ohio State, condolences
Memorial note from friend Matt Levy
Memorial note from Kris' grandmother
Memorial note from friend Carl Valentino
Memorial note from friend of Kris' parents, Joan Rezende
Memorial note from a friend of Kris' parents, AnnaMarie
Memorial note from Erin Courcey, Kris' friend
Memorial note from friend of the family, Mrs. B.
Memorial note from friend of the family, Mrs. B.
Memorial note from friend of the family, Mrs. B.
Memorial poem by Maureen Ellis, friend of Kris' parents
Memorial poem by Kris' sister-in-law, Cheryl Kessler
Memorial note from Kris' friend, Bryan Yasko
Memorial note from Kris' friend, Bryan Yasko
Memorial note from Kris' friend, Bryan Yasko
Memorial note from Sarah Webb
Memorial note from Sarah Webb
Memorial notes from family friends
Memorial note from family friends
Memorial picture from Kris' nephew, Christopher Franco
Memorial picture from Kris' nephew and godson, Christopher Franco
Memorial correspondence with friend Siobhan Lynch
Memorial note from friend Siobhan Lynch
Memorial note from friend Tom King
Memorial note from friend Tom King
Memorial note from Father Gerard Kenny
Memorial poem from Ireland
Memorial note from friend Jef Gaggin
Memorial note from Patti Hughes
Memorial note from Jef Gaggin, friend of Kris
Memorial note from the parents of Kris' friend, Jeff Gaggin
Memorial notes
Letter from the parents of Kris Hughes
Correspondence
Poem
Poem
Memorial notes
Correspondence
Memorial notes
Memorial notes
Memorial notes to the Hughes family
Correspondence
Correspondence
Correspondence
Correspondence
Miami Herald Article
Condolences from the President of The Ohio State University
Memorial Notes
Memorial note from Kris' friend, Megan Chaney
Memorial note
Memorial note
Memorial note from friend of Kris'
Correspondence
Thoughts of Kris
News story
Memorial message from Kris' cousin, Ona Kadlu
Message from Kris' friend, Uli
Note to Kris' parents, from a high school friend
Thank you note from recipient of Kris R. Hughes Scholarship
Thank you note from recipient of Kris R. Hughes scholarship
Correspondence
Tribute by a friend of Kris'
Tribute by a friend of Kris' (continued...)
Condolence note from Kris' family from high school friend
Program from Kris' memorial service
Kris' eulogy and obituaries
Empty Bowls, Full Hearts
First recipient of the Kris R. Hughes Memorial Scholarship
2008 Kris R. Hughes Memorial Scholar
30 trees were planted in memory of Kris Hughes
Trees for Israel
Memorial photo for those who were lost on 9/11
Thoughts and prayers from Kris' coworkers
Memorial notes
Memorial
Volunteer Service Projects
Volunteer Service Projects
Volunteer Service Projects
Volunteer Service Projects
Poem
Poem
Memorial Service for Kris Hughes
The Kris R. Hughes Memorial Scholarship
Go Bucks
Kris' memorial brick
Nassau County Memorial construction
Nassau County Memorial
Nassau County Memorial
An American flag and Ohio State flag
"The Broken Chain"
September 11, 2001 Memorial
A Memorial with the names of those we lost on 9/11, if you look closely you can see Kris' name in the center of the memorial
Memorial dedicated to lost children
Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 memorial
Steel from the World Trade Center
Construction of the 9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial
9/11 memorial
Construction on the 9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial
Construction of the 9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
Construction on the 9/11 Memorial in Nassau, County
St. Patrick's Cemetery in Smithtown
Nassau Memorial Site
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial
Sculpture of Pentagon at the 9/11 Memorial in Nassau, County
Nassau County, State of New York crest at the 9/11 memorial in Manhasset, NY
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
Cross made out of steel from the World Trade Center
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 memorial in Nassau County
9/11 memorial in Nassau County
9/11 memorial in Nassau County
9/11 memorial
9/11 memorial in Nassau County
9/11 memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
Kris Robert Hughes Street
Plaque by the tree planted in honor of Kris Hughes
Bird feed on the tree planted in honor of Kris Hughes
Tree planted in honor of Kris Hughes
Bird feed on a tree planted in honor of Kris Hughes
"The Broken Chain"
9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
9/11 memorial in Nassau County
Memorial Wreath
Nassau County 9/11 Memorial
Construction on the 9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
Construction on the 9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
Construction on the 9/11 Memorial in Nassau County
Kris R. Hughes
Kris' gravestone
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
9/11 Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
Kris' parents at a memorial dedicated to him
Kris' parents at a memorial for Kris
Kris' family at a 9/11 memorial
Kris' family at a 9/11 memorial
Kris R. Hughes street
Kris' recovered MasterCard
Kris' recovered AAA card
Kris' High School diploma from the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts
Kris' High School diploma from the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts
Kris and some friends
Kris and his family at his brother Keith's wedding
Portrait
Kris with his red tailed hawk
Oil Painting of Kris Hughes
Friends of Kris
Prayer Card
Prayer Card
Newspaper Article
Long Island 9/11 Memorial
Nassau County 9/11 Memorial
Smithtown 9/11 Memorial
Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Memorial Garden
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
One day in 1990 Kris Robert Hughes decided he wanted to be a Buckeye.
His intent was noble: He wanted to go to Ohio State simply because he loved Big Ten football. Yes, really. He absolutely loved it.
There would be no better way to get to Big Ten football games than to be a student at Ohio State. He also knew that he didn’t want to attend a small college.
So Kris made the trip from Long Island to finally see Ohio State in person for himself. He got all of the information he needed to confirm his decision.
His parents had no reason to say no. Everything was coming up Columbus.
And as luck would have it, his Michigan State-bound girlfriend’s father had been a captain for one of Ohio State’s very first ice hockey teams in the mid-1960s and was able to arrange a tryout for him to walk on to the team.
Kris had been playing hockey longer than he had known how to read. This decision was going to be too easy.
He was only 19 years old he had his whole life planned: He would go to Ohio State, play hockey, study Finance, enjoy a successful career on Wall Street and then retire to the mountains by his 40th birthday.
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Kris Robert Hughes and his brother, Keith, were romping through Connetquot River State Park Preserve on Long Island when they saw two men, older men, fishing in a river. Their lines were flying back and forth over their heads in controlled motions, said their father, Robert Hughes.
The men looked at peace. Kris, who was about 10, and Keith, about 11, looked at each other. They stopped and decided to check it out, said their mother, Elaine Hughes.
"The men told them they were fly-fishing," she said. "They picked the men's brains for hours, and they were hooked. They got books, researched it and became fly fishermen. Fly fishermen use microscopic flies as bait. They learned to hand-tie them themselves."
The two brothers, who grew up in Nesconset, N.Y., did most everything together. Another time, they learned to train red-tailed hawks on eastern Long Island. They trapped them in potato fields, where the birds prey on mice, rabbits and pheasants.
"They just love nature," Mrs. Hughes said. "Kris, especially, was one with nature. He always had to have pets — ducks, chickens, cats, dogs, parakeets. They all liked him. Ducks sat on his lap. If I went near the things, they would start pecking at me."
The brothers even worked together on the risk-arbitrage desk at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on the 89th floor of 2 World Trade Center.
About two years ago, Keith Hughes, 31, took a job at another company away from the World Trade Center. Kris Hughes, 30, remained.
Thinking of you and keeping
Thinking of you and keeping your memory alive in my heart. Seeing the picture of Kris brought tears to my eyes. May the Good Lord keep all who lost there lives close to Him.
Posted by Lizzie Berton
My son and I recently hiked
My son and I recently hiked Mt. Baldy in Sun Valley Idaho. After approximately 3 miles up we stopped at the drinking fountain spot and read "The Broken Chain" tribute to Kris Robert Hughes. The tribute brought tears to my eyes. It's been almost 9 years and I'm not sure how long this tribute frame has been at this spot. We took pictures and wanted to share them with the family so they know- it is touching people every day.
Published by Kristin Hetzer
The memory of that day never
The memory of that day never gets any easier. The tears still come. God bless you Kris and God comfort your family.
Posted by Kathy Chaney
I made a visit to NYC in 2013
I made a visit to NYC in 2013 to the WTC memorial site and had decided to find a name on the memorial that I would research and remember each year. Kris had many things in common with me and I am proud to get to know him. For the family.."Memories are a tribute to time well spent together. "God bless Kris Hughes
Published by Jon Groneman
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