Obituary - Mary Howard Hudgins: Gulf Stream

By Emily J. Minor GULF STREAM — Mary Howard Hudgins, a longtime Gulf Stream resident who, in her younger years, competed in many sports long before that was considered mainstream for women, has died. She was 91. For many years, Mrs. Hudgins and her husband, Edward, spent winters in Delray Beach and were longtime members of the Gulf Stream Bath & Tennis Club and the Gulf Stream Golf Club. When Edward Hudgins died in 2005, they had been married 60 years. Their son, Dr. Wren Hudgins, said his mother’s lifelong athleticism stemmed from the healthy competition of growing up with three brothers and a sister. In her early years, she moved from hockey to gymnastics to basketball to tennis to skiing, eventually also taking up golf. She attended Kent Place School and Smith College. Mrs. Hudgins met her future husband when he was on military leave and she was teaching snow skiing in Vermont. They married in 1945 and she began working for the War Department. But she continued to teach skiing during the winters in Vermont and was a master of the slopes in the days before mechanized chair lifts. The Hudginses moved to Richmond, Va., after the war and she found herself without good snow skiing. That’s when she picked up the golf clubs. In 1948, she won the ladies title for the state of Virginia, her son said. After the birth of their children, Mrs. Hudgins focused more on homemaking and her hobbies, but was always involved in the Red Cross and the Junior League, among other service organizations. Through her life, she gained a lovely reputation for her friendly and giving nature. Mrs. Hudgins is survived by her two sons and their families. Dr. Hudgins lives in Seattle; his brother, Frank Howard Hudgins, lives with his family in Arlington, Va. In January, the family will have a memorial service for Mrs. Hudgins in Richmond, Va.
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