David Richard Rees Hughes

Dave Hughes, passed away peacefully at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, on December 7th, 2015. Dave is survived by his daughters Lindsay (Dan) and Lisa Pinkerton (Dave) and their mother Lois, grandchildren Logan and Layla, eight siblings Mair (John), Katrina, Joanna (John), Ivan (Angela), Sion (Kelly), Jan (Lisa), Toby (Chloe) and Michael; fourteen nieces and nephews Joellen (Matt), Bryn (Jillian), Jonathan (Cass), Emily (Evan), Dimitri, Jeremy, Matt, Thea, Toby, Evan, Jan, Ceilidh, Rees, and Keelan; two great nieces, Zoe and Trudy.

Dave was born on May 30, 1960 in Great Rollright, a village about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Chipping Norton, England. The family moved to Canada in 1965 and to Toronto in 1967. For the past 20 years, Dave worked as a bike courier and was a member of the Toronto Bike Messenger Association. Apart from his love of friends and family, (and he had a load of both), Dave was also passionate about fishing, reading, gardening, the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team - many a Sunday was spent at ‘The Pits’ taking in the game - and perhaps most importantly, music - especially classic rock. And, though he’d never want you to know it, he also liked watching The Young and the Restless with his Mum on a Friday afternoon. That’s just the kind of guy he was - pretty cool.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations in Dave’s memory be made to Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. Donations can be made online at https://pmhf3.akaraisin.com/Donation/Event/DonationType.aspx?seid=7809&mid=48&Lang=en-CA

A celebration of Dave’s life will be planned in the New Year.