John Hudson, 61, Montauk Fisherman

John Hudson, a longtime resident of East Hampton who worked as a fisherman in Montauk, died of cancer on Feb. 10 in Virginia Beach, Va., where he had moved in the last year. He was 61 and had been ill for eight months.

He was born in Southampton on Nov. 24, 1954, to James Hudson and the former Lucy Rose, both of whom died before him. He grew up on Town Lane in East Hampton and graduated from East Hampton High School. He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

Mr. Hudson left East Hampton after his mother died, his sister, Della Hudson of Hempstead, said. He moved to Arizona about 12 years ago and remained there for a few years.

Along with fishing and hunting, Mr. Hudson loved motorcycles, his sister said, and owned several Harley-Davidsons. He had worked as a long-distance truck driver for a time and owned his own rig, she said. “He was a very simple person. He was not a person that wanted a whole lot of attention.”

 In addition to Ms. Hudson, three other sisters survive. They are Thomasina Davis of Chesapeake, Va., Juanita Monroe of Havelock, N.C., and Vanessa Wilkes of Virginia Beach. Two nieces and a nephew also survive.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Roosevelt, the Rev. Jerome Taylor presiding. Mr. Hudson was cremated, and his ashes are to be scattered in the waters off Montauk.

His family has suggested memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, Okla., or to donate.cancer.org.