Obituary for The Honourable Roger Thomas Hughes, KC
HUGHES, The Honourable Roger Thomas, KC – 16 September 1941 – 7 March 2024
Roger died peacefully at his home in Niagara-on-the-Lake on March 7, 2024 after a brief illness. He was born in Montreal in 1941 and grew up in Welland and Marathon, Ontario.
Roger graduated with an engineering degree from Queen’s University in 1963 and from University of Toronto Law School in 1966. He enjoyed a successful career as a barrister, specializing in intellectual property litigation, but was happiest as a judge of the Federal Court of Canada from 2005 until his retirement in 2016.
Roger is survived by his wife, Susan Peacock; his children, Timothy (Lisa Mantello), Michael (Elizabeth Laitman Hughes) and Megan (Milosh Rodic); and his grandchildren, Magdalen, Simon, Beatrice, Nathaniel, and Lucie.
Cremation has taken place and a celebration of Roger’s life will be held on Thursday, March 21st at 11am at St. Thomas’s Anglican Church, 383 Huron Street, Toronto.
Roger died peacefully at his home in Niagara-on-the-Lake on March 7, 2024 after a brief illness. He was born in Montreal in 1941 and grew up in Welland and Marathon, Ontario.
Roger graduated with an engineering degree from Queen’s University in 1963 and from University of Toronto Law School in 1966. He enjoyed a successful career as a barrister, specializing in intellectual property litigation, but was happiest as a judge of the Federal Court of Canada from 2005 until his retirement in 2016.
Roger is survived by his wife, Susan Peacock; his children, Timothy (Lisa Mantello), Michael (Elizabeth Laitman Hughes) and Megan (Milosh Rodic); and his grandchildren, Magdalen, Simon, Beatrice, Nathaniel, and Lucie.
Cremation has taken place and a celebration of Roger’s life will be held on Thursday, March 21st at 11am at St. Thomas’s Anglican Church, 383 Huron Street, Toronto.