Obituary.....SB Woman Taught in Rialto School District....(SB SUN 062306)

Huges School was named after this woman of learning. She dedicated her whole career to the learning of others. she was a good teacher from what I have heard about her, not haveing the oppertunity to meet her face to face. I pray for her family that their hurt is swift and she takes on a better higher lerning.

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Obituary SB woman taught in Rialto district Mike Munoz, Staff Writer

SAN BERNARDINO - When Vivian Mae Hughes' children reached junior high, she decided it was time to return to school herself. With her sights set on teaching - she had already worked as a substitute teacher in both the San Bernardino City Unified and Rialto Unified school districts - she attended the University of Redlands and earned a bachelor's degree in education. "She went back to school to become a teacher because it was something she always wanted to do," said daughter Pat Wilson of Mission Viejo. Hughes, a San Bernardino resident, died Monday at Reche Canyon Rehabilitation Health Care Center from congestive heart failure. She was 82. She was born Dec. 4, 1923, in Sheridan, Wyo., to George and Ethel Lord. Her family later moved to San Bernardino. She attended San Bernardino High School and saw the city "change and grow" around her, said son Tom Hughes of Rialto. She and her sisters used to go hiking and camping up to Green Valley Lake and Big Bear Lake. She married Joseph Hughes in 1941. After earning her bachelor's degree, she worked as a teacher in the Rialto Unified School District for 27 years. During her time there, she returned to the University of Redlands, where she pursued a master's degree in mathematics. She taught math to second-graders at Preston Elementary School. Later, she taught algebra and geometry to students at Rialto Junior High School. "She loved it," remembered her son. "She loved the kids." Hughes also played a part in helping write a curriculum for the Rialto Unified School District, her daughter said. When asked how her students would have described her, her son said they probably would have called her a tough but very fair teacher. In her retirement, she spent a considerable amount of time working with the American Association of University Women, serving in various positions including secretary. "She was a strong woman," said daughter-in-law Betty Hughes. "Very proud of her education and her teaching career. And she was very involved with AAUW and very proud of doing things for women." She is survived by another son, Michael Hughes of Adelanto; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. No services are planned. A remembrance is scheduled at 11 a.m. Sunday at the home of Tom Hughes. He asks that any of Vivian Hughes' friends who want to attend contact him. Bobbitt Memorial Chapel in San Bernardino handled arrangements.