On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, Elena Stalimene Hughes passed away at the age of 93 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Elena was born in Naples, Italy to Giovanni and Assunta Stalimene on February 18, 1926. She was married to the late Edward Leo Hughes in Naples at the end of World War II. She was a noted artist and had lived all over the world complementing her husband’s career in the government. They moved to Arlington, Virginia in the early1970’s. She is survived by her 6 children, 10 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren.