Hugh was born September 24, 1928 in Paterson, NJ to Eugene and Lena Esplin Woodbury. Soon after, his family moved to California; Hugh grew up in Altadena. He played the trumpet in band and was an Eagle Scout. During World War II, he participated in the War Emergency Radio Service. After earning a PhD in physics from Caltech in 1953, he worked for General Electric’s R&D Center in Niskayuna, NY, retiring in 1990.

Hugh met Joyce Nicholes of Provo, UT when she spent a summer in California. They married June 29, 1955 in the Salt Lake City Temple and raised their seven children in the Church. Hugh held many Church callings, including branch president, traveling high councilor, Sunday School teacher, family history consultant, and clerk. He sang in choirs and performed in plays and musicals. From 1992-94, Hugh and Joyce served as full-time senior missionaries in London, England. In 1996, Hugh and Joyce left upstate New York for new adventures on Peaks Island, Maine.

Hugh was predeceased by his son Eugene and grandson Henry Joseph. He is survived by Joyce, his beloved wife of 70 years, and six children: Ann (Jerry Moore), Scotia, NY; Beth (Harry Hart), Puyallup, WA; Joseph, Orem, UT; Henry (Coral Oliver), Sharon, MA; Daniel (Cindy Henderson), West Friendship, MD; and Katherine, Portland, ME. Also eighteen grandchildren: Kezia, Emily, Jonathan, Kelly, Eve, Stephen, Daniel, Amanda, Zachary, Caleb, Alyssa, Elijah, Sylvia, Giacomo, Maggie, Jeffrey, Emma, and Justin. And sixteen great-grandchildren: James, Sarah, Madeline, Emma, Ivy, Olive, Ian, Westly, Max, McKinley, Oakley, Eliza, Aurora, Diana, Weston, and Mia.

Visitation: October 9th, 4-7pm, Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Road, South Portland, ME. Funeral: October 10th, 11am, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 29 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME. Online condolences: www.hobbsfuneralhome.com.