[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 105 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF KATHERINE JOANNE HUGHES

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 15, 2010

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary 
life of a distinguished woman, Katherine Joanne Hughes, known to all as 
Jody, who died peacefully surrounded by her children on June 13, 2010, 
at the age of 81.
  Jody Hughes was born in Washington D.C. to William A. Smith, Jr. and 
Lillian V. Lamb. She attended Immaculata High School and graduated from 
the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. Until his death in 2005, she was 
the wife of Paul E. 'Ed' Hughes for 54 years and they were the proud 
parents of five children: Mary Hughes and her husband, Senator S. 
Joseph Simitian, Jr. of California, Paul, K.C. (John), John (Kelly), 
and Mark (Judy), and grandchildren Ian, Tucker, and Lily Halpern and 
K.C., Dean, Madeline, and Ted Hughes.
  Jody Hughes was an extraordinary and inspirational mother, and was 
devoted to her community and always available for those in need. She 
was a speech therapist and an advocate for children and Chaired the 
Governor's Advisory Commission on the Needs of Exceptional Children. 
She worked with the Little Sisters of the Poor to provide outdoor 
experiences for underprivileged children and served as a Eucharistic 
Minister at St. Joseph's on the Brandywine Catholic Parish in 
Wilmington, Delaware.
  Jody Hughes retired to Sunset Beach, North Carolina, where she joined 
the Board of Hope Harbor Home, a shelter for women. She established 
several resale shops to support the shelter, and founded a library that 
bears her name. She served on the Board of the Ingram Planetarium and 
was a North Carolina Governor's Award Nominee for Outstanding Volunteer 
Service in 1999. Jody enjoyed needlework and she loved the theater. She 
directed several youth casts for One Act play contests, often 
volunteered as a makeup artist, and served as Mistress of Ceremonies 
for charity fashion shows.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our 
deepest sympathies to the family of Jody Hughes for a life lived so 
well as a loving wife, an exceptional mother, and as a caring human 
being who served so many. She was a great and good woman whom I had the 
privilege to meet, and we honor her for making her community better and 
our country stronger.

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