Melissa Marie Harrington Hughes, 31, a victim of the World Trade Center on Tuesday, (September 11, 2001). Melissa was born and brought up in West Springfield, MA, she lived in Washington for five years before settling in San Francisco, CA, in 1996. In her professional career she worked in the International Relations Division of the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. as a trade specialist with China. She later worked at the Stanford Research Institute in California where she also specialized in International Relations. More recently she was the Director of Business Development for Slam Dunk Networks in Redwood Shores, CA. She was a graduate of Suffield Academy in Connecticut, she later received a BA from Dickinson College, during which time she also studied abroad in Bologna, Italy. She graduated from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California, and later she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Masters Degree from George Washington University, Washington, DC. She was an international traveler and an active member of the San Francisco, CA, community. Melissa was a member of and marketing director for the San Francisco Junior League. She was active in Spinsters, a professional women's organization. She was a communicant and volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul Church in San Francisco, CA, serving in Young Couple Mentors, an engaged encounter program. Melissa leaves her husband, Sean S. Hughes; her father and mother, Robert J. and Beverly A. (Rzeszutek) Harrington of West Springfield, MA; her brother, Michael J. Harrington of Somerville, MA; her maternal grandmother, Bertha (Gwozdz) Rzeszutek of Chicopee, MA. She was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, James and Louise (Santolini) Harrington; and her maternal grandfather, Michael Rzeszutek the former owner of Mickey's Bike Shop in Chicopee, MA.
Melissa Marie Harrington Hughes, 31, a victim of the World Trade Center on Tuesday, (September 11, 2001). Melissa was born and brought up in West Springfield, MA, she lived in Washington for five years before settling in San Francisco, CA, in 1996. In her professional career she worked in the International Relations Division of the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. as a trade specialist with China. She later worked at the Stanford Research Institute in California where she also specialized in International Relations. More recently she was the Director of Business Development for Slam Dunk Networks in Redwood Shores, CA. She was a graduate of Suffield Academy in Connecticut, she later received a BA from Dickinson College, during which time she also studied abroad in Bologna, Italy. She graduated from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California, and later she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Masters Degree from George Washington University, Washington, DC. She was an international traveler and an active member of the San Francisco, CA, community. Melissa was a member of and marketing director for the San Francisco Junior League. She was active in Spinsters, a professional women's organization. She was a communicant and volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul Church in San Francisco, CA, serving in Young Couple Mentors, an engaged encounter program. Melissa leaves her husband, Sean S. Hughes; her father and mother, Robert J. and Beverly A. (Rzeszutek) Harrington of West Springfield, MA; her brother, Michael J. Harrington of Somerville, MA; her maternal grandmother, Bertha (Gwozdz) Rzeszutek of Chicopee, MA. She was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, James and Louise (Santolini) Harrington; and her maternal grandfather, Michael Rzeszutek the former owner of Mickey's Bike Shop in Chicopee, MA.
Gravesite Details
Her National September 11 Memorial is FAG #5896177.
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