John D. Hough, 77, of New Canaan, Conn. and Nobleboro, died July 14 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York, N.Y.
Born July 12, 1931 in Rochester, N.Y., he was the son of the late E. Douglass and Margaret Fitzpatrick Hough.
“Jack” received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Massachusetts School of Art and a Masters of Fine Arts degree in graphic design from the Yale School of Art. He served in the U.S. Army as a Specialist Third Class and was stationed in California from 1954 to 1955.
Jack began his career in graphic design at IBM and subsequently worked for Fortune Magazine, Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals, and Xerox Corporation. In 1971, Jack left Xerox and founded Jack Hough Associates (“JHA”), which grew to become a leading corporate communications and design firm. JHA produced annual reports and identity programs for corporations including General Electric, Du Pont, Morgan Stanley, and AT&T. Over the years, his company received numerous national and regional awards for excellence in graphic design.
Jack was an avid outdoorsman who had a passion for horse packing and fly fishing in the Wind River and Absorka mountain ranges in Wyoming and Montana. A dedicated beekeeper, he kept honeybees at his homes in Connecticut and Maine. He especially enjoyed working on the farm that has been in his family for over 200 years.
Jack served on the board of Laurel House and the New Canaan Nature Center Advisory Board. He taught graphic design at Manhattanville College and the New School for Social Research.
He is survived by his wife Sally Nielsen Hough of New Canaan, Conn.; son, Christopher Hough and wife Jenny of Greenwich, Conn.; daughter, Jennifer Conley and husband Frank of Wilton, Conn.; six grandchildren, Samuel, Grace, Lindsay, Matthew, Sophie and Emma, as well as his beloved Labrador Retriever Smudge.
Memorial service 4 p.m., Sat., Sept. 6 at the First Congregational Church in New Canaan, Conn. Internment will be held privately at the family cemetery in Nobleboro.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Strays and Others, P.O. Box 473, New Canaan, CT 06840 or the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 7, Edgecomb, ME 04556.
Hoyt Funeral Home in New Canaan, Conn. is in charge of arrangements.
