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Obituary of Jim Angus Hughson
It is with sadness that the family of Jim Hughson announce his death at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at the age 89. Born in Moncton, NB, on December 7, 1933, he was the husband of Lorna Hughson of Fredericton.
In addition to his wife, Lorna, Jim is survived by his son, Michael Hughson (Sharon) of Fredericton and Susan Hughson of Vancouver, BC; sisters, Brenda Trafford of Murray Corner, NB, and Heather Hughson-Schwarzkopf of Toronto; four grandchildren, Kynan (Michelle) Anchorage, Alaska; Max, Toronto, ON; Emma, Vancouver; and Kate, Fredericton; and a one year old great grandson, Emrys of Anchorage.
Jim was predeceased by his parents, Horace and Maxine (Williams) Hughson; brother, Tom Trafford; and daughter Catherine.
He had a gypsy childhood with his sisters when they grew up all over the Maritimes as their father was building RCAF aerodromes during World War II. After the war, the family put down roots in Fredericton.
He married Lorna May Nason, from Oromocto, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, when he was working on the Falls power tunnel project. He joined Canadian Liquid Air in Moncton, NB, and later Sydney, NS, where he acquired a knowledge of the compressed gas and welding industry. He used this knowledge to start his own business: Valley Oxygen, which he founded with Lorna (the real Boss) in Fredericton in 1967. They ran this business for over 30 years and thought of their employees as more like family. A subsidiary of Valley Oxygen, Valox, was an early innovator in New Brunswick’s nascent agriculture industry.
Although busy as a small business owner, Jim found time to mentor young entrepreneurs, was an active member and later president of the Fredericton Rotary Club, a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International, and an active member of both the Miramichi Salmon Association and the Atlantic Salmon Federation. In his semi-retirement, he was the Executive Director of the NB Roadbuilders Association.
Jim was a proud New Brunswicker and an active outdoorsman. He was one of the original builders of the scout lodge at Yoho Lake. He was a devoted salmon angler and guide and loved sharing and teaching this sport to others: particularly his grandchildren.
There are no services at this time. Interment will be held in Burton Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers donations in Jim’s memory can be made to Camp Rotary or a charity of the donor’s choice.
2023 1933
Death notice for the town of: Fredericton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick
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