Hugh Alexander Riley

Hugh Alexander Riley, 81 of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at his home in Salter’s Point on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Hugh was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 28, 1939, the son of Chapin Riley and Mary Alexander Riley. He attended Bancroft School and Worcester Academy in Worcester.

Hugh is survived by his brother, Samuel C. Riley and his wife, Kristie M. Furrow, of Westport, Massachusetts; his sister, Cynthia Fehsenfeld Parsons and her husband, I. Manning Parsons III, of Cockeysville, Maryland; and a niece, two nephews, three great-nieces, and five great-nephews. Hugh had a long, special friendship with Jane Martin and the Sykes family who included him in all their family events, as he was the Easter Bunny and Santa annually.

An artist of watercolor and oil paintings beginning in his teenage years, Hugh expressed his passion for boats, nature, and especially seascapes. Most recently he explored glass fusion translating the same subjects. He attended The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Madison, Maine. Besides his interest in art, Hugh was an avid sailor and had an interest in wooden sailboats. Hugh had a love of adventure and frequently visited his friend, Henry Tiffany, in Juneau, Alaska. He enthusiastically attended family camp offered by Camp Winona in Bridgton, Maine. Friends remember Hugh as warm, kind, and caring. Indeed, everyone who knew Hugh loved him.

The family would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to Katie Moore, Hugh’s longtime caregiver and friend, and to MasterPeace Home Health Care of Mattapoisett, for their loving care. Services will be private. If you care to make a donation in Hugh’s memory, gifts may be sent to Bancroft School, 110 Shore Drive, Worcester MA 01605.

Arrangements are in the care of the WARING-SULLIVAN HOME at DARTMOUTH, 230 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA 02748. To leave a note of condolence: www.waring-sullivan.com