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Derek Wayne Hughes was born June 28, 1961, at St. John's Hospital, Springfield Illinois to the late Julia Mae Wheeler Hughes and John Elmer Hughes, Derek was the third youngest of fourteen children. On September 22, 2025, at 0703 Derek Hughes affectionately called "Big Daddy" by his grandchildren...
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