Dave Hughes life, lineage and legacy - as soldier, scholar, poet, pioneer and visionary. An autobiography encouraged by his family upon Colonel Dave's arrival into his 90s, of his long and varied life.
Colonel Dave Hughes passed away last eve, Oct 14th, 2021. He was 93.
Services for Colonel Hughes will be held on Nov 19th, noon, Fairview Cemetery, 1000 S. 26th Street Colorado Springs, CO 80904. Full military honors.
A Celebration of Life gathering will immediately follow the service at The WestSide Community Center, 1628 West Bijou Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked donations be made to The WestSide Community Center, 1628 West Bijou Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904.
Dave Hughes Obituary click here
(contact David son: david ATsign oldcolo.com)
A paper written by Haning Z. Hughes, language professor at the United States Air Force Academy, about her father and father-in-law in war. HERE
Link to HISTORY.OLDCOLO.COM, a collection of stories and historical information as part of being a founding member of the Old Colorado City Historical Society.
Irving Howbert's Memory of a Lifetime in the Pikes Peak Region
Irving Howbert's excellent 300 page Memories of a Lifetime in the Pikes Peak Region, full of early Colorado City History published in 1925 and reprinted in 1970 by the Old Colorado City Historical Society is being previewed here.
Click HERE to receive the PDF version of the book. This PDF is an exact duplication of the book, meaning a photo image of each page as it was printed.
Click HERE to receive a Microsoft .DOC version of the book. This is a textural version that must be loaded into a .doc capable WordProcessor but can be viewed and searched as a true text document version.
HUGHES CLAN WEB PREFACE
David R Hughes early life
The Ranch and Englewood
Father’s Family – Wales ->
Mother’s Family – Sayre ->
Pueblo
Death of my Father
The Ed and Arleen Hughes Home Colorado Springs
Denver Homes and Schooling
Entering West Point
David Hughes Military Career
West Point Years
Enroute to Korean War
Korean War Service
Fort Benning Years
Marriage
Simpson Family ->
Child David ->
Graduate Degree and West Point
Child Rebecca ->
Hawaii and the 25th Division
New Zealand
Thailand
Fort Leavenworth Command School
Child Edward ->
Pentagon Assignments
Army War College
Vietnam War Command and Staff
Fort Carson Command and Staff
Voluntary Army Initiative
Retirement Decision
David Hughes Retirement Years
Interest in Old Colorado City
Technology Reputation and company
Big Sky Telegraph Project
Family Tracing into Wales and Trips ->
National Science Foundation Project
Building the Historical Society and Center
Married Children Return ->
-
Means click away to another section
- You are here:
-
Home
- Writings