It is with deep sadness that I must report to you that Edward James Hugus died on June 29, 2006, one day before his 86th birthday. This column is being written only a few days following his passing, but the constraints of monthly magazine deadlines dictate that you won’t read this until the September edition.
Ed Hugus was one of the greats of the fifties and sixties, but an unsung hero. This is undoubtedly due to his quiet and unassuming personality. Although Ed ranked with some of the best of the era, he never beat his own drum.
