Terry Hughes

Terry is recognized on the Home of Champions Monument for his dedication to, the fostering of, and his personal achievements, in Little League Baseball.

Terry started his volunteer baseball career in 1961 when the eldest of his four sons joined his first Little League team. He began as an Executive member for the Trail Little League, and in 1969 was appointed District No. 8 Administrator, a position he held until his retirement in the fall of 2001.

Over the years, Trail has hosted numerous local, district, provincial and national Little League tournaments, and Terry always worked tirelessly to organize, promote and support these events. His dedication, expertise, leadership skills and quiet mentoring, helped build the volunteer program that has seen Little League Baseball flourish in the Trail area, and throughout the Kootenays. Those men and women who volunteer their time and effort to the Little League Program throughout the last 40 years have learned from the best. His input at the Provincial, National and International Baseball Conferences will be sorely missed, as Terry Hughes is held in the highest regard by his fellow volunteers.

Terry was a modest man and sought no recognition for his service to Little League over the years. However, it was certainly given to him, as he was elected to the Canadian Board of Directors for Little League Canada, but had to give up his seat due to ill health. Just prior to his passing, he was awarded the Meritorious Award for Volunteer Service to support and perpetuate the ideas of Little League Baseball during the International Little League Congress in Ottawa in April 2001. Terry was the longest servicing Little League Baseball Administrator in Canada.