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Post 9/11: The Children
From Thomas' Son
Poem written by Thomas' son
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Thomas Hughes
Memorial Newsletter from Seton Hall Prep
Memorial Newsletter from Seton Hall Prep
Memorial newsletter from Seton Hall Prep
Roseanne Hughes speaking about her husband's death
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Newspaper Article
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Memorial program
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Craft made by Thomas' daughter
Craft made by Thomas' daughter
Memorial for Thomas Hughes
Photo from a wedding
Thomas with friends and family
Thomas with family and friends
Thomas enjoying dinner with family
Thomas with family
Thomas with his wife and their two children
Thomas with his wife and children
Thomas and Roseanne Celic with their nephew CJ
Thomas and one of his children
Thomas and his son
Thomas and Roseanne
Front cover of a journal
Excerpts from Thomas' daughter's diary
Excerpts from Thomas' daughter's diary
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Monmouth County 9/11 Memorial
New Jersey Living Memorial, A Grove of Remembrance
The 9/11 Memorial Bridge
Empty Sky: NJ State 9/11 Memorial
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
Thomas Hughes, 46, Spring Lake Heights, was on the 103rd floor of Tower One visiting a client. He owned Colonial Art Decorators, a painting and wallpaper contracting company, and was making final arrangements for a redecorating job the following day.
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Thomas F. Hughes Jr.'s wife and children assembled dozens of photographs for collages they displayed at Mr. Hughes's funeral services.
There were several pictures of dolphins kissing them during a family vacation in the Bahamas. Another one captured Mr. Hughes laughing, because he had fallen in the snow on a skiing trip. There was another one of a tailgate party when he and his wife, Rosanne, went to see Bruce Springsteen at Giants Stadium.
The largest picture was of him in a tuxedo, at his sister's wedding. "He had the smirk on his face that everyone recognized," Mrs. Hughes said. "I wanted people to laugh when they saw these pictures. That's how he would have liked it. He lived life to the fullest."
Mr. Hughes, 46, owned a company called Colonial Art Decorators, a painting and decorating company based in New York City. On Sept. 11, he was at Windows on the World, for what was supposed to be a 15-minute meeting with a client.
The Hugheses, married for 17 years, lived in Spring Lake Heights, N.J., with their children Ashley, 15, and Patrick, 12. "I don't have the words to say goodbye," Mrs. Hughes said. "He will always be a part of my life."
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