Austin Hughes JR., 60, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at his home in Newport News, Virginia. He was a machine designer for the Clinch River Company where he helped design mining equipment. When he wasn’t at work Austin loved to spend his time watching the waves and dropping a fishing line in the water. As he got older, he really enjoyed talking and getting to know new friends and old.
Austin is preceded in death by LeRoy Hughes he is survived by his two daughters Lucile Hughes and Madeline Stephens(Samuel); sister Jill Hand; brother Ronald Hughes; and granddaughter  Samie Stephens.
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