{"id":3131543,"date":"2018-02-01T00:25:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T05:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/thurston-corder-hughes\/"},"modified":"2018-02-01T00:25:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T05:25:27","slug":"thurston-corder-hughes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/es\/thurston-corder-hughes\/","title":{"rendered":"Thurston Corder Hughes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Hughes\u2014<\/b><i><br \/>\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thurston Corder Hughes,<\/span><br \/>\n<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 87 a\u00f1os, el 20 de noviembre de 2016. Thurston naci\u00f3 en 1928 en Alemania con un nombre diferente, que m\u00e1s tarde describi\u00f3 como algo nacionalista. Particip\u00f3 en el Programa de las Juventudes Hitlerianas y fue reclutado al final de la guerra para ser artillero antia\u00e9reo siendo a\u00fan menor de edad. Su reticencia a unirse a las SS hizo que le acusaran de cobard\u00eda, a lo que respondi\u00f3 que la historia demostrar\u00eda qui\u00e9nes eran los verdaderos cobardes. Por esta insubordinaci\u00f3n, fue enviado inmediatamente al frente y pronto capturado por los rusos. De camino al campo de prisioneros en Siberia, enferm\u00f3, y una enfermera rusa se apiad\u00f3 de \u00e9l porque le recordaba a su hijo y le ayud\u00f3 a escapar a Europa, donde conoci\u00f3 a cu\u00e1queros, entre ellos Corder Catchpool y William Hughes, que le salvaron la vida. Distanciado de su familia, lleg\u00f3 a Estados Unidos a mediados de la d\u00e9cada de 1950, adoptando el nombre de Thurston Corder Hughes y uni\u00e9ndose al Meeting de Brooklyn (N.Y.).      <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trabaj\u00f3 en el sector financiero, asisti\u00f3 a la Universidad de Nueva York por la noche y, finalmente, dirigi\u00f3 la Mesa de Cambio de Divisas para varios bancos, incluidos los que ahora son HSBC y ABN AMRO. Atribuy\u00f3 su \u00e9xito financiero a su escrupulosidad, a no tener miedo de escribir cartas a los directores generales que consideraba deshonestos y a reprender a la gente por sus errores. Dej\u00f3 el mundo de la banca para convertirse en cartero cerca de la casa que compr\u00f3 en Basking Ridge, Nueva Jersey. All\u00ed se uni\u00f3 al Meeting de Chatham-Summit en Chatham Township, Nueva Jersey, y luego al Meeting de Rahway-Plainfield en North Plainfield, Nueva Jersey. Llegaba temprano al Meeting, recogiendo la basura de la propiedad y prepar\u00e1ndose para la adoraci\u00f3n antes de que llegaran los dem\u00e1s. Como empezaba a adorar temprano, sol\u00eda irse pronto, escabull\u00e9ndose antes de que nadie pudiera preguntarle por su semana. Cuando los Amigos le agradec\u00edan su trabajo en la propiedad, \u00e9l le restaba importancia, diciendo que todos deb\u00edan trabajar por el bien com\u00fan. Su ministerio vocal era escaso pero bien sazonado.     <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le gustaba viajar y mont\u00f3 en motocicletas Harley-Davidson hasta los 80 a\u00f1os. Perteneci\u00f3 a un grupo no oficial de motociclistas cu\u00e1queros que inclu\u00eda al Amigo brit\u00e1nico Ben Pink Dandelion. Nadaba antes del desayuno, despu\u00e9s de lo cual pasaba tiempo en la biblioteca. Generoso con su tiempo y su dinero, discern\u00eda la angustia y preguntaba a la gente si necesitaba ayuda, proporcionando pr\u00e9stamos o regalos necesarios. Donaba regularmente a causas en las que cre\u00eda, pero de forma an\u00f3nima, ya que cre\u00eda que la filantrop\u00eda no deb\u00eda exigir nada a cambio. Dej\u00f3 de donar a varias instituciones cuando intentaron honrarle. Estableci\u00f3 becas en dos universidades cu\u00e1queras para islandeses, costarricenses y nativos hawaianos, pero prohibi\u00f3 a las universidades reconocer sus donaciones.      <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hizo amigos all\u00e1 donde iba: su grupo de nataci\u00f3n, su mec\u00e1nico de motos, la gente del taller de reparaci\u00f3n de m\u00e1quinas de escribir (gastaba seis cintas a la semana), en el trabajo, en la biblioteca y en la comunidad cu\u00e1quera alemana inmigrante, manteniendo estas amistades a lo largo de los a\u00f1os a trav\u00e9s de cartas ingeniosas y fieles a trav\u00e9s de las cuales compart\u00eda sus ideas pol\u00edticas y su buen humor. Tambi\u00e9n escribi\u00f3 a presidentes, senadores y otras figuras p\u00fablicas, compartiendo su sentido de la equidad y la justicia. En 2016, escribi\u00f3 al presidente Obama inst\u00e1ndole a eliminar la deducci\u00f3n fiscal por los intereses de las hipotecas. No le gustaba hablar por tel\u00e9fono y colgaba si no reconoc\u00eda la voz de la persona que llamaba.   <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tras un accidente de autom\u00f3vil el 9 de septiembre de 2016, surgieron problemas m\u00e9dicos que provocaron un ataque al coraz\u00f3n y su muerte. Los Amigos reconocen con gratitud una vida aventurera y desafiante vivida con integridad y estilo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hughes\u2014 Thurston Corder Hughes, 87 a\u00f1os, el 20 de noviembre de 2016. 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