Skip has passed away.

For any of the old guys out there, if they haven't heard, Skip Hughes passed away this past
Tuesday. Very agressive cancer that moved quickly.  He was still cracking jokes on Facebook at the end of December. Skip was a key guy in the One Fly Contest, Member of the Erie Steelhead Association, founder of the Project Healing Waters program for disabled Veterans,
and an all around great guy.  
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[font="verdana; font-weight: normal"]Harold W. Hughes Jr. "Skip," 65, of Fairview, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.



 He was born on September 18, 1959, to the late Harold and Mary (Dorsey) Hughes Sr. in Washington, PA.
 Skip graduated from Washington High School in 1977 and attended Penn State Educational Institute in Washington, where he studied Executive Business. In 1999, the family relocated to the Erie area, where he worked in retail.
 
Skip was an avid outdoorsman who loved working with his hands. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing and tying flies. He also crafted custom fly fishing rods for friends and family. Additionally, he made his own custom ink pens.
 
He was actively involved in numerous fishing groups, including Gem City Outdoorsman Fly Tiers, the PA Steelhead Association, and SONS of Lake Erie. Skip also founded the Erie chapter of "Project Healing Waters," a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting disabled veterans heal through fly fishing, fly tying, rod building & new friendships.
 
As the PA Regional Coordinator, he assisted thousands of veterans over the years and helped establish chapters throughout the state and the country.
 In addition to his parents, Skip was preceded in death by his great-granddaughter, Paisley Russell.
 
 Skip is survived by his loving wife of forty two years, Debra Hughes (Huff); daughters, Melinda Slider (David), Katherine Hughes, and Jennifer Whittmore; son, Harold Hughes III "Petee" (Amanda); sister, Beth Roble; grandchildren, Katrina Nolan (Howie), David Slider Jr. (Amanda), Alexandra Slider, Briana Empey, Kora Empey, Sarah Hughes, Coby Hughes, and Dylan Serafini-Hughes; as well as his great-grandchildren, Emmett Russell, Addison Russell, Lily Nolan, and Theo Nolan.
 
In lieu of flowers, donations in Skip's name may be made to "The Harold Hughes Jr. Memorial Fund," under the care of Edder Family Funeral Home, LLC.
 
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Friends may call on Monday, January 20, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Edder Family Funeral Home, LLC, 309 Main Street East, Girard, PA 16417.
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