[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 207 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING SEAN HUGHES

  (Ms. DEAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN. Madam Speaker, 2 weeks ago, Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, and 
the entire Montgomery County community lost a distinguished educator 
and community leader, Lower Merion High School Principal Sean Hughes.
  Coming from Harleysville, Principal Hughes dedicated himself to 
Montgomery County throughout his life, serving as a teacher and 
athletic director, and last serving as principal for 14 years.
  As a teacher, Mr. Hughes taught with compassion, personality, and an 
open-door policy, shaping thousands of students' lives with his 
kindness and leadership. One student called him ``the light of the 
school.''
  His trademark phrase was: ``Character counts.'' If the outpouring of 
love and support from the Lower Merion community, from students past 
and present, is any indication, Mr. Hughes' character was one to 
emulate.
  His life was taken too soon. May his memory and light continue in the 
hearts and minds of his students, peers, and family.
  Though it is profoundly difficult, I pray for his family, especially 
his wife, Kristi, and their children, Jack, Nolan, and Kate, and the 
Lower Merion High School to find solace in the thousands of lives he 
has touched.
  Rest in peace, Principal Hughes. Your character has counted and will 
continue to. May your memory be a blessing.

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