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Joseph Michael Hughes

He was born in 1930 in Brooklyn, New York. His parents are Mary Patrick Nungent and Michael Joseph Hughes. They are both from Ireland. His siblings are Patricia, Ann and Jack.

He attended St. Francis Prep High School where he was named All-City for basketball in 1948 and won the New York City High School Championship, which was played at Madison Square Garden.

He attended St. Johns University and Denver University. Hughes was an All-Conference basketball player at Denver University. He was drafted into the NBA in 1953 by the Syracuse Nationals.

Hughes was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951.

He married Susan Agnes Weir in 1955. His children are Debroah Ann, Sharron Kay, Laura Jean, Teresa Susan, and Linda Lee. His favorite grandchild is Taylor Linda.

In 1961, Hughes started working at Indiana Parts Warehouse.

The CarQuest marketing alliance and distribution network was formed in 1974 by O. Temple Sloan of General Parts, Dan Bock of Bobro Products, and Joe Hughes of Indiana Parts Warehouse.In response to competition from high-volume retail stores, According to a 1994 Bangor Daily News article, "CARQUEST is made up of 14 distributing companies operating 64 CARQUEST Auto Parts Stores throughout the United States" at that time.