▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁sound track ▁album ▁of ▁Re ach ▁the ▁Rock . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁compiled ▁by ▁Hugh es ' s ▁son ▁John ▁Hugh es ▁III ▁and ▁released ▁on ▁his ▁son ' s ▁Chicago - based ▁record ▁label ▁He fty ▁Records . ▁He ▁also ▁recorded ▁an ▁audio ▁comment ary ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁DVD ▁release ▁of ▁Ferr is ▁Bu eller ' s ▁Day ▁Off . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁ 2 0 - year ▁old ▁ ▁Hugh es ▁married ▁Nancy ▁Ludwig , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁children : ▁John ▁Hugh es ▁III ▁( born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁and ▁James ▁Hugh es ▁( born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ). ▁They ▁were ▁together ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Nancy ▁Hugh es ▁died ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Although ▁Michael ▁We iss ▁and ▁Ben ▁Stein ▁described ▁Hugh es ▁as ▁a ▁Re agan ▁Republican , ▁P . J . ▁O ' R our ke ▁did ▁not ▁agree . ▁He ▁said : ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁visit ▁their ▁son ▁James ▁and ▁their ▁new ▁grand son . ▁James ▁said ▁his ▁father ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁good ▁health ▁that ▁night ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁family ▁had ▁made