Obituary for Tom McHugh who died at his home at 77 years of age. He hold many interests in life and traveled the country doing various odd jobs and served in World War II. After the war he settled in Santa Cruz and began his career in news publishing. He published the Penny Press a local newspaper and he also wrote articles of public opinion and local history for any journals. He ran for several political offices but never won. He was a member of the Democratic Committee in California and said he was one of the first Boy Scouts in the County. He is survived by several siblings.