{"id":12607,"date":"2021-08-13T14:29:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/?p=12607"},"modified":"2021-08-28T19:20:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T23:20:20","slug":"in-memory-of-brian-e-mchugh-59-january-1-1937-august-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2021\/08\/13\/in-memory-of-brian-e-mchugh-59-january-1-1937-august-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of Brian E. McHugh \u201959 (January 1, 1937 \u2013 August 9, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2021\/08\/BrianMcHugh_Edit2non_honorary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12615\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2021\/08\/BrianMcHugh_Edit2non_honorary-1005x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2021\/08\/BrianMcHugh_Edit2non_honorary-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2021\/08\/BrianMcHugh_Edit2non_honorary-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2021\/08\/BrianMcHugh_Edit2non_honorary-768x783.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2021\/08\/BrianMcHugh_Edit2non_honorary-1507x1536.jpg 1507w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2021\/08\/BrianMcHugh_Edit2non_honorary-2010x2048.jpg 2010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>It is with immense sadness that we announce the loss of Brian E. McHugh \u201959, dear friend to the Weinberg Memorial Library, The<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>University of Scranton, and the wider community.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Born in Kingston and a graduate of Kingston High School, Brian would serve in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. After being honorably discharged, Brian studied at the University of Havana, Cuba and earned a B.S. in Psychology from The University of Scranton in 1959. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>With an entrepreneurial career spanning instruction, banking, and construction, Brian was most recently a field consultant for business development. He was also a member of the Advisory Board of The Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library and active in both the Luzerne County and Kingston Historical Societies. His generous estate gift to the library, in memory of his mother, resulted in the naming of the Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections. \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>He will be greatly missed.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with immense sadness that we announce the loss of Brian E. McHugh \u201959, dear friend to the Weinberg Memorial Library, The\u00a0University of Scranton, and the wider community.\u00a0 \u00a0 Born in Kingston and a graduate of Kingston High School, Brian would serve in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. 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