Dane County WI Archives Photo Tombstone.....HUGHES, George A. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Erin Proctor Proctor37@charter.net February 14, 2007, 2:14 pm Cemetery: Forest Hills Cemetery, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin Name: George A. HUGHES Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/dane/photos/tombstones/foresthills/hughes6422gph.jpg Image file size: 93.9 Kb HUGHES, George A. 02 Nov 1948- 25 Aug 2000 Son of James and Ruth (WHITE) HUGHES COD was Car hit by a train. Driver Dies After Collision With Train Wisconsin State Journal :: Local/Wisconsin :: 1E Sunday, August 27, 2000 Doug Erickson Wisconsin State Journal A 51-year-old man on his way to pick up his wife at Dane County Regional Airport died late Friday after his vehicle collided with a freight train in Madison. George A. Hughes, a Madison native now living in Canoga Park, Calif., had been in Madison for a week visiting relatives and was eager to see his wife,Elaine, who was to join him, said his sister, Mary Jane Steinhofer of Oregon.``I think he was in a hurry, running a little late,'' Steinhofer said.Hughes was traveling east on East Lakeside Street approaching John Nolen Driveabout 8 p.m. when his sport utility vehicle crossed railroad tracks and was struck broadside by the train, according to the Madison Police Department. Witnesses told police that the intersection's red flashing lights were working and that the train was sounding its horn. Hughes, who was alone in his vehicle, was taken to University Hospital,where he died about 11:30 p.m. Police said he did not appear to be wearing a seat belt. Sec 40, Lot 276 C, Gr 1 HUGHES, Elaine D 1955-Res File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/dane/photos/tombstones/foresthills/hughes6422gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb