In Memory of Guy Lewis Abbott Dec 8th, 1927 to July 10th, 2009
Born to Guyton and Geraldine Abbott on December 8, 1927. He was known as "Sonny" to all of the Abbott family. The nick name came from a neighbor who called him the sunshine of her life. He grew up and went to school in Swissvale, Pa.
Sonny was a sergeant in the army (WWII) and stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington. He was scheduled to be shipped out to the Pacific theater when we dropped the A-Bomb so he never went overseas. He then was recruited to be a MP and was assigned to track down and bring back deserters to the base.
He returned and went to Duquesne University, married Rosemarie and they had two boys and two girls. Ricky, Michael, Sandy and Eileen. They lived for a while in Irwin, Pa while Guy worked as a draftsman at the Switch & Signal. After that they moved to Cannonsburg, PA while he worked as a supervisor for RCA. In the years after he retired they moved to Hilton Head and again enjoyed a number of years hosting family members at their South Carolina house.
Guy loved his family, children, grandchildren, and his great grandchildren. They were a special part of his life and the ones he leaned on when he became ill. He had a heart bypass, recovered and then was diagnosed with Lung cancer. He had an operation to remove the cancer from his lung. But, as so often happens cancer was found to be in his bones. As the disease advanced he moved in with his daughter Sandy, at her house in Charlotte, NC.
Last July we went down to Charlotte and had the opportunity to see my uncle one last time. My dad went with us to spend a few days with his brother. When we left him, my dad visually upset knowing he would not see him in this world again. On July 10th, 2009 my Uncle, known also as "Sonny", brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather left us.
He will be missed by all that knew and loved him. But never forgotten.
Sonny was a sergeant in the army (WWII) and stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington. He was scheduled to be shipped out to the Pacific theater when we dropped the A-Bomb so he never went overseas. He then was recruited to be a MP and was assigned to track down and bring back deserters to the base.
He returned and went to Duquesne University, married Rosemarie and they had two boys and two girls. Ricky, Michael, Sandy and Eileen. They lived for a while in Irwin, Pa while Guy worked as a draftsman at the Switch & Signal. After that they moved to Cannonsburg, PA while he worked as a supervisor for RCA. In the years after he retired they moved to Hilton Head and again enjoyed a number of years hosting family members at their South Carolina house.
Guy loved his family, children, grandchildren, and his great grandchildren. They were a special part of his life and the ones he leaned on when he became ill. He had a heart bypass, recovered and then was diagnosed with Lung cancer. He had an operation to remove the cancer from his lung. But, as so often happens cancer was found to be in his bones. As the disease advanced he moved in with his daughter Sandy, at her house in Charlotte, NC.
Last July we went down to Charlotte and had the opportunity to see my uncle one last time. My dad went with us to spend a few days with his brother. When we left him, my dad visually upset knowing he would not see him in this world again. On July 10th, 2009 my Uncle, known also as "Sonny", brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather left us.
He will be missed by all that knew and loved him. But never forgotten.
