Patricia Donoho Hughes (August 18, 1930 – January 20, 2010) was a

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, married to former Maryland Governor Harry Hughes. She was educated at Sorbonne (1949) and

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(1951). She and Hughes eloped on February 7, 1950, and got a marriage licence in Prince George's county before officially getting married on June 30, 1951. She later continued her education at the

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(1966). Mrs. Hughes was a teacher and educator by profession. While serving as first lady in the 1980s, she worked to restore

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, the governor's mansion.

Family

The Hughes family lived in

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, and have two daughters, Ann and Elizabeth.

Death

Hughes died on January 20, 2010, in Denton, aged 79, after 16 years of battling

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...

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