hotreds 02:53 PM 11-25-2015
hotreds 07:27 PM 04-07-2017
I am very sad to say my father passed away yesterday evening at age 93. Please smoke a special one for for this special man!
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AdamJoshua 07:35 PM 04-07-2017
Originally Posted by hotreds:
I am very sad to say my father passed away yesterday evening at age 93. Please smoke a special one for for this special man!
Sorry sorry to hear this, Hugh.
I have a couple good cigars left, one of them will definitely be in his be in his honor.
May his memory be a blessing.
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kelmac07 07:35 PM 04-07-2017
Originally Posted by hotreds:
I am very sad to say my father passed away yesterday evening at age 93. Please smoke a special one for for this special man!
Hugh...my sincerest condolences to you and your family. Kellie and I send our thoughts and prayers. A very special and accomplished man, indeed, has left us.
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CigarNut 07:38 PM 04-07-2017
I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
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croatan 08:07 PM 04-07-2017
Very sorry to hear that, Hugh. What a truly remarkable man your father was! He packed more into his years of living than pretty much any of us could ever dream to.
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elderboy02 09:02 PM 04-07-2017
Sorry for your and Karen's loss. The United States lost a true patriot
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My deepest condolences to you and your family Hugh.
I'm sorry I never got a chance to personally thank your father.
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markem 10:38 PM 04-07-2017
I am very sorry for your loss, Hugh.
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jledou 03:57 AM 04-08-2017
Sorry to hear of your loss Hugh.
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Tio Gato 04:47 AM 04-08-2017
Very sorry for your and your family's loss Hugh. I will indeed burn a good one today in his honor.
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Mr.Maduro 05:37 AM 04-08-2017
My condolences to you and your family.
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stearns 07:20 AM 04-08-2017
So incredibly sorry to hear Hugh. I can truly say that I was honored to meet him, even if his mobility started to go his mind was sharp as ever, joking and reminiscing. He will be missed by many
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Godspeed Mr. Montgomery. Sorry to hear it Hugh. A Great American among Great Americans.
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icehog3 08:54 AM 04-08-2017
So sorry to hear the news, Hugh. He was a great man. You and Karen will be in my thoughts, and I will smoke something special in his honor tonight.
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hotreds 05:44 AM 04-09-2017
From The Washington Post:
Ambassador HUGH MONTGOMERY Scholar, teacher, soldier, spy, diplomat, loving husband and father, Ambassador Montgomery was all of these things and more. He spent close to 70 years serving his country all over the world. He was born in Springfield, MA in 1923, grew up in Windsor Locks, CT working at the family company over the summers when off from the famous Loomis School. A proficient linguist, a trait he acquired from his mother, a language teacher, he entered Harvard University in 1941 and before he could finish, war erupted and he joined the 82nd Airborne Division. His facility for languages caught the eye of the OSS and he finished the war undertaking clandestine missions for them behind enemy lines. He helped liberate the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. After the war, he finished his education at Harvard with a PhD in Romance Languages. He then taught at Harvard for a few years before joining the Central Intelligence Agency where he remained for his entire career except for brief interludes working at the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research and serving as an Ambassador to the United Nations. He retired at the age of 90 and spent his last years mentoring the younger generation of Intelligence Officers. In his active retirement he enjoyed his pool, crossword puzzles and word jumbles, reading, and his chairmanship of the OSS Society, especially planning for the National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations. He passed away on April 6, 2017 after a brief illness. He was a man of integrity, a true patriot who loved and served his God, his country and his family with grace, humility and distinction. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was the loving husband of the late Annemarie Janak Montgomery and is survived by his son, Hugh (Karen) Montgomery Jr., and daughter, Maria Montgomery. Relatives and friends are invited to Ambassador Montgomery's Life Celebration at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 W. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA on Tuesday, April 11 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1910 N. Randolph St, Arlington, VA 22207 at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Grove Cemetery in Windsor Locks, CT at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The OSS Society, 7700 Leesburg Pike, #324, Falls Church, VA 22043. Online condolences and fond memories of Ambassador Montgomery may be offered to the family at: moneyandking.com
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pnoon 08:49 AM 04-09-2017
My heartfelt condolences, Hugh.
Your dad was a great American.
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yourchoice 09:00 AM 04-10-2017
My condolences, Hugh.
Your father was a true patriot. May he Rest In Peace.
:-)
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RevSmoke 03:43 PM 04-10-2017
God's blessings, Hugh!
Your family is in my prayers.
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Steve 07:36 AM 04-11-2017