In Memoriam: Monmouth Beach Resident, Hugh Hayes II, 63

Monmouth Beach resident, Hugh Hayes II, passed away peacefully on Aug. 3 at Monmouth Medical Center after a brief illness. He was 63.

Born in Milwaukee, WI, Hugh and his family moved to Middletown in 1969, when he was 7. He was a 1980 graduate of Middletown South High School, and a 1985 graduate of St. Leo College.

Hugh worked on the New York Cotton Exchange for several years while living in Hoboken. He later moved to Monmouth Beach and worked for the Monmouth County Park System at Shark River Golf Course until 2021.

“Hugh was a loyal brother and a proud and beloved uncle. While he was a big sports fan, especially the Giants, Yankees, Monmouth University basketball, and Notre Dame football, his most passionate rooting interest was in the lives of his nieces and nephews, who he loved dearly. Hugh was an active ‘Friend of Bill’ for the last 15 years, helping many of those he encountered on his path of recovery. He was a faithful and dependable dog sitter and had a special connection with Mugsie, Missy, Lulu, and Ralph.”
Loved ones of Hugh Hayes II in his obituary

Hugh was predeceased by his parents, Michael R. and Phyllis K. Hayes.

He is survived by: his brothers, John Hayes, and wife, Jane, of Fair Haven; Charles Hayes and wife Diane, of Fair Haven; nephew, Jack Hayes, of Navesink; niece Maggie Hayes, of Brooklyn, NY; nephew, Michael Hayes, of Manhattan, NY; niece, Emily Edler (John), of Hoboken; and nephew, Christopher Hayes, of Manhattan, NY.

Visitation will be held on Monday, Aug. 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad St., Red Bank, NJ 07701. A mass of christian burial will take place at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Rd., Fair Haven, NJ 07704 on Aug. 26, at 11 a.m. Burial services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations can be made to the COPD Foundation or Monmouth County SPCA, in Hugh’s memory.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home