[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 22, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1466-E1467]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES ARTHUR HUGHES

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                           HON. CHAKA FATTAH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 22, 1997

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, my colleague Mr. Fattah, and I would like 
to call to your attention James Arthur Hughes of Philadelphia, PA, who 
recently passed away.
  James, known to those affectionately as ``Jim,'' was born on October 
21, 1925, in Whitetown, NC, to Willie Arthur and Carrie Alice Coles 
Hughes. A man of deep and quiet faith, Jim spent his early years in the 
fellowship of Smith Chapel Baptist Church.
  After serving his country in the service of the U.S. Navy during 
World War II, Jim worked and resided in Harrisburg, PA, where he 
directed a vocational school for tailors and seamstresses. After moving 
to Philadelphia, Jim became a lifelong member of Calvary Episcopal 
Church where he was confirmed in the faith in 1955.
  Jim believed that education was the key to the future and to success. 
He continued his post-high-school education at Pioneer Business School 
and Temple University where he specialized in finance and mortgage 
lending. His talents for banking and finance were put to good use as 
Jim became vice president of the Carver Loan and Investment Co. He 
subsequently joined Berean Federal Saving Bank, the oldest African-
American owned savings and loan institution in the country, where he 
became vice president and managing officer.
  Although he officially retired in 1992, Jim continued to work with 
Berean as a consultant. Further, Jim also served as the president and 
CEO of the Eden Cemetery and was special assistant to the controller of 
the city of Philadelphia.
  Jim was a man of extraordinary vision and energy. He was a founding 
member and first African-American to serve on the board of governors of 
the State System of Higher Education in Pennsylvania, serving for more 
than 13 years. His love for education was further evidenced in his work 
as a member of the council of trustees for Cheyney University for the 
last 14 years. Jim was also a member of the Penndelphia Scholarship 
Foundation, a college scholarship fund for the disadvantaged.
  Jim's service and love for his community was also evident through his 
work as a member of the NAACP, the West Indian Benevolent Association, 
and the Philadelphia Urban League. He also served as president of the 
South Saint Bernard Street Improvement Association.
  Jim was known and highly respected for his financial acumen, but his 
true passion was golf. He was an initial investor and fervently served 
as a board member and past president of the Greater Philadelphia Golf 
and Country Club, the first African-American owned 18 hole championship 
golf course in the country. Jim was past president and club champion of 
the Del-Vay Golf Club, an officer with the Freeway Golf Club, member of 
the Just Golfer Golf Club, and a former member of the Philadelphia 
Chapter of the National Negro Golf Association. Jim also co-founded and 
was vice president of the Hughes, Jones, Oglesby Golf Foundation, which 
was founded to instill the love of golf in other young African-
Americans.
  Jim was the loving husband of Ann E. Adams Hughes, the proud father 
of the Honorable Vincent Hughes, State Senator of Pennsylvania and his 
stepdaughter Veda Diallo, the proud father-in-law of the Honorable 
Renee Cardwell-Hughes, as well as the proud grandfather of Ariell and 
Alek Hughes.
  Mr. Speaker, we ask that you join us, our colleagues, Jim's family 
and friends, and the

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State of Pennsylvania in remembering James Arthur Hughes' outstanding 
and invaluable contributions to the community.

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