raw ford , ▁who ▁volunte ered ▁in ▁char ity ▁work , ▁and ▁John ▁Hugh es ▁Sr ., ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁sales . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁boy , ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁sister s . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁first ▁twelve ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁Gros se ▁Po inte , ▁Michigan , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings ▁# 9 ▁G ord ie ▁How e . ▁Hugh es ▁described ▁himself ▁as ▁" kind ▁of ▁quiet " ▁as ▁a ▁kid . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Hugh es ' s ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁North bro ok , ▁Illinois , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁There , ▁his ▁father ▁found ▁work ▁s elling ▁roof ing ▁materials . ▁Hugh es ▁attended ▁Gro ve ▁Middle ▁School , ▁later ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁Glen bro ok ▁North ▁High ▁School , ▁which ▁gave ▁him ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁films ▁that ▁eventually ▁made ▁his ▁reputation . ▁He ▁met ▁Nancy ▁Ludwig , ▁a ▁cheer le ader ▁and ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁As ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁Hugh es ▁found ▁mov ies ▁as ▁an ▁escape . ▁According ▁to ▁child hood ▁friend ▁Jackson ▁Pet erson , ▁" H is ▁mom ▁and ▁d ad ▁critic ized ▁him ▁a ▁lot ▁( ...) ▁She ▁[ Mar ion ] ▁would ▁be ▁critical ▁of ▁what ▁John ▁would ▁want ▁to ▁do ". ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁fan ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁several ▁friends , ▁he ▁knew ▁a ▁lot ▁about ▁mov ies ▁and