JohnJ.McHugh, 63
a US Navy Veteran

LEOMINSTER - John "Goose"J. McHugh, 63, of 100 Main St., died Saturday, Feb 21,2004 in his home after an illness. He was born in Leominster on Oct. 20, 1940, and was the third son of Dr. James V. and Mary Lou (Chisolm) McHugh. He was a 1958 graduate of Leominster High School and was on the football team. After high school, he had attended Nichols College, in Dudley.

Mr. McHugh was a U.S. Navy veteran serving on the USS Glennon as a Radarman 3rd Class from 1958 to 1961 during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

He worked as a truck driver for A&E Trucking, then working as a custodian for Fitchburg High School, and recently had been a medivan driver for Need-A-Lift. Mr. McHugh was a lifelong resident of Leominster and was a member of St. Leo's Parish. He was an avid golfer and member of Monoosnock Country Club, a member of the Leominster Eagles, and the St. Jean's Club. He was an avid Red Sox and Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He was also an active member of AA for 12 years.

Mr. McHugh is survived by one son, Daniel John McHugh of Fitchburg; one daughter, Debra Ann McHugh of Leominster; his former wife, Andrea E. (Bell) McHugh of Fitchburg; six brothers, James V. McHugh of Raleigh, N.C., Robert C. McHugh of Paonia, Colo., Thomas W. McHugh of Madison, Wisc., Richard D. McHugh of Galway, Ireland, Harry E. McHugh of Oakland, Calif., and Paul V. McHugh of Wilmington, Vt.; one sister, Bonnie L. Greene of Hanover; Aunt Margaret and Uncle Freddy Maffei of ominster; three nephews; seven nieces; and five cousins.

MCHUGH- On Feb. 21, John J. McHugh, 63, of Leominster. The funeral will be held from Wright-Roy Funeral Home, 109 West St., Leominster on Thursday, Feb. 26, 'tJith a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Leo's Church, 128 Main St., Leominster. Burial willbe in St. Leo's Cemetery, Leominster. Calling hours in the funeral home are Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m.