 He later became a co-owner of the historic Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire, and at the time of his death was chairman of Carmen Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.He died of cancer at his home in Ocala, Florida, at the age of 81.Hugel was born in the Bronx, New York, and was drafted into the U.S. Army at 18, serving from 1943 to 1947.