Paul Nilsson Abbott of Needham and East Andover, N.H., died Monday, March 12, 2007, at his home. He was 66.
Mr. Abbott was a son of Agnes and Warren Abbott, longtime Needham residents. He was raised in Needham and graduated from Needham High in 1958.
The summers of his youth were spent as a camper and then counselor at Camp Boycroft on Lake Winnipesaukee. He attended Bucknell University, belonged to Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, was a ROTC cadet, and graduated in 1962.
He moved to Fort Benning for airborne training and then to Fort Bragg for ranger training. He was a first lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division. He married in 1964 and lived with his wife off post at Fort Bragg. He was deployed to the Dominican Republic when the United States sent soldiers there in a police action to stabilize that country.
After discharge from the Army, Mr. Abbott joined his uncle in a family business. Mr. Abbott's brother joined him in the company after their uncle retired. Under their leadership, Abbott Box Co. Inc. grew into a packaging and design manufacturing company which is now Abbott Action Inc. in Canton and Pawtucket, R.I.
Devoted to his family, Mr. Abbott enjoyed family holiday dinners and celebrations, as well as entertaining extended family members at the Abbott lake house in East Andover. He and his wife were also foster parents.
His other interests were wide and included a Harley Davidson Heritage Soft Tail and cross country trips on it with friends, skiing and golfing, and taking cold-working glass classes at various art schools.
Mr. Abbott volunteered in Needham as a chaperone for a ski club and for teen dances at the high school. He became an aerobics instructor for 13 years at the YMCA. In retirement, his volunteer time was given to the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton and to the Massachusetts College of Art in an effort to sustain each institution.
He was the principal investor who acted in a supervisory capacity to Simple Syrup Glass Studio in Brockton.
He leaves his wife of 42 years, Susan (Warner) Abbott; his children, Diane Warner Abbott, Emily Hart Abbott and her husband, Jonathan Betsch, and Amanda Warren Abbott; his brother, John S. Abbott of Canton; and his granddaughter, Lila Grace Abbott Betsch.
His memorial service was held Sunday, March 18, at the Congregational Church of Needham.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Paul Abbott Fund, Mass College of Art Foundation, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston MA 02115; The fund will recognize Mr. Abbott's contributions through a permanent memorial in the college's new Center for Design Innovation. Memorial gifts can also be made to the Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St. Brockton, MA 02301.
Arrangements were made by the Eaton Funeral Home, Needham.
(from Needham Times, MA)
Mr. Abbott was a son of Agnes and Warren Abbott, longtime Needham residents. He was raised in Needham and graduated from Needham High in 1958.
The summers of his youth were spent as a camper and then counselor at Camp Boycroft on Lake Winnipesaukee. He attended Bucknell University, belonged to Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, was a ROTC cadet, and graduated in 1962.
He moved to Fort Benning for airborne training and then to Fort Bragg for ranger training. He was a first lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division. He married in 1964 and lived with his wife off post at Fort Bragg. He was deployed to the Dominican Republic when the United States sent soldiers there in a police action to stabilize that country.
After discharge from the Army, Mr. Abbott joined his uncle in a family business. Mr. Abbott's brother joined him in the company after their uncle retired. Under their leadership, Abbott Box Co. Inc. grew into a packaging and design manufacturing company which is now Abbott Action Inc. in Canton and Pawtucket, R.I.
Devoted to his family, Mr. Abbott enjoyed family holiday dinners and celebrations, as well as entertaining extended family members at the Abbott lake house in East Andover. He and his wife were also foster parents.
His other interests were wide and included a Harley Davidson Heritage Soft Tail and cross country trips on it with friends, skiing and golfing, and taking cold-working glass classes at various art schools.
Mr. Abbott volunteered in Needham as a chaperone for a ski club and for teen dances at the high school. He became an aerobics instructor for 13 years at the YMCA. In retirement, his volunteer time was given to the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton and to the Massachusetts College of Art in an effort to sustain each institution.
He was the principal investor who acted in a supervisory capacity to Simple Syrup Glass Studio in Brockton.
He leaves his wife of 42 years, Susan (Warner) Abbott; his children, Diane Warner Abbott, Emily Hart Abbott and her husband, Jonathan Betsch, and Amanda Warren Abbott; his brother, John S. Abbott of Canton; and his granddaughter, Lila Grace Abbott Betsch.
His memorial service was held Sunday, March 18, at the Congregational Church of Needham.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Paul Abbott Fund, Mass College of Art Foundation, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston MA 02115; The fund will recognize Mr. Abbott's contributions through a permanent memorial in the college's new Center for Design Innovation. Memorial gifts can also be made to the Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St. Brockton, MA 02301.
Arrangements were made by the Eaton Funeral Home, Needham.
(from Needham Times, MA)
Paul Nilsson Abbott of Needham and East Andover, N.H., died Monday, March 12, 2007, at his home. He was 66.
Mr. Abbott was a son of Agnes and Warren Abbott, longtime Needham residents. He was raised in Needham and graduated from Needham High in 1958.
The summers of his youth were spent as a camper and then counselor at Camp Boycroft on Lake Winnipesaukee. He attended Bucknell University, belonged to Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, was a ROTC cadet, and graduated in 1962.
He moved to Fort Benning for airborne training and then to Fort Bragg for ranger training. He was a first lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division. He married in 1964 and lived with his wife off post at Fort Bragg. He was deployed to the Dominican Republic when the United States sent soldiers there in a police action to stabilize that country.
After discharge from the Army, Mr. Abbott joined his uncle in a family business. Mr. Abbott's brother joined him in the company after their uncle retired. Under their leadership, Abbott Box Co. Inc. grew into a packaging and design manufacturing company which is now Abbott Action Inc. in Canton and Pawtucket, R.I.
Devoted to his family, Mr. Abbott enjoyed family holiday dinners and celebrations, as well as entertaining extended family members at the Abbott lake house in East Andover. He and his wife were also foster parents.
His other interests were wide and included a Harley Davidson Heritage Soft Tail and cross country trips on it with friends, skiing and golfing, and taking cold-working glass classes at various art schools.
Mr. Abbott volunteered in Needham as a chaperone for a ski club and for teen dances at the high school. He became an aerobics instructor for 13 years at the YMCA. In retirement, his volunteer time was given to the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton and to the Massachusetts College of Art in an effort to sustain each institution.
He was the principal investor who acted in a supervisory capacity to Simple Syrup Glass Studio in Brockton.
He leaves his wife of 42 years, Susan (Warner) Abbott; his children, Diane Warner Abbott, Emily Hart Abbott and her husband, Jonathan Betsch, and Amanda Warren Abbott; his brother, John S. Abbott of Canton; and his granddaughter, Lila Grace Abbott Betsch.
His memorial service was held Sunday, March 18, at the Congregational Church of Needham.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Paul Abbott Fund, Mass College of Art Foundation, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston MA 02115; The fund will recognize Mr. Abbott's contributions through a permanent memorial in the college's new Center for Design Innovation. Memorial gifts can also be made to the Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St. Brockton, MA 02301.
Arrangements were made by the Eaton Funeral Home, Needham.
(from Needham Times, MA)
Mr. Abbott was a son of Agnes and Warren Abbott, longtime Needham residents. He was raised in Needham and graduated from Needham High in 1958.
The summers of his youth were spent as a camper and then counselor at Camp Boycroft on Lake Winnipesaukee. He attended Bucknell University, belonged to Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, was a ROTC cadet, and graduated in 1962.
He moved to Fort Benning for airborne training and then to Fort Bragg for ranger training. He was a first lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division. He married in 1964 and lived with his wife off post at Fort Bragg. He was deployed to the Dominican Republic when the United States sent soldiers there in a police action to stabilize that country.
After discharge from the Army, Mr. Abbott joined his uncle in a family business. Mr. Abbott's brother joined him in the company after their uncle retired. Under their leadership, Abbott Box Co. Inc. grew into a packaging and design manufacturing company which is now Abbott Action Inc. in Canton and Pawtucket, R.I.
Devoted to his family, Mr. Abbott enjoyed family holiday dinners and celebrations, as well as entertaining extended family members at the Abbott lake house in East Andover. He and his wife were also foster parents.
His other interests were wide and included a Harley Davidson Heritage Soft Tail and cross country trips on it with friends, skiing and golfing, and taking cold-working glass classes at various art schools.
Mr. Abbott volunteered in Needham as a chaperone for a ski club and for teen dances at the high school. He became an aerobics instructor for 13 years at the YMCA. In retirement, his volunteer time was given to the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton and to the Massachusetts College of Art in an effort to sustain each institution.
He was the principal investor who acted in a supervisory capacity to Simple Syrup Glass Studio in Brockton.
He leaves his wife of 42 years, Susan (Warner) Abbott; his children, Diane Warner Abbott, Emily Hart Abbott and her husband, Jonathan Betsch, and Amanda Warren Abbott; his brother, John S. Abbott of Canton; and his granddaughter, Lila Grace Abbott Betsch.
His memorial service was held Sunday, March 18, at the Congregational Church of Needham.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Paul Abbott Fund, Mass College of Art Foundation, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston MA 02115; The fund will recognize Mr. Abbott's contributions through a permanent memorial in the college's new Center for Design Innovation. Memorial gifts can also be made to the Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St. Brockton, MA 02301.
Arrangements were made by the Eaton Funeral Home, Needham.
(from Needham Times, MA)
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