Michael McHugh

From 1963 until his retirement in 2006, Michael McHugh maintained a significant and valued position in Mildura, especially in relation to the health of our community. To those who had dealings with him, he has been widely known as a respected, knowledgeable, and personable gentleman both socially and in business. He was liked and appreciated by his customers for his professional comprehension and interpersonal skills, and by his staff, who regarded him as a bonzer boss. The evidence for this has been reflected through the success of the McHugh’s Pharmacy which Michael owned, operated, and managed for more than forty years. Michael’s parents, James McHugh and Mary Loudoun were both born in the late Victorian heydays of Broken Hill. Despite having lived near each other, they did not get to know one another until they met at a teachers’ college some years later. Jim’s ancestry was Irish, while Mary’s was Scottish; What could possibly go wrong?