Son of Joseph Aloysius Abbott 1905 - 1982 and Alice Hughes.
Dr. Joseph A. Abbott 1933 - 2007 Dr. Joseph A. Abbott, a cardiologist who performed some of the earliest research in non-invasive cardiac imaging, and a forceful advocate for disability rights and environmental causes, passed away with his family by his side, at home in San Francisco, on November 25, 2007 at 9:16AM. He was 74. Born in Paterson, NJ, on August 9, 1933 to one of the city's pioneer families, Joe's wide-ranging intellect and deep faith were nurtured by his Jesuit schooling at St. Peter's Prep and St. Peter's College in Jersey City, NJ, and Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. His medical training took him to Boston City Hospital in 1959, where he met the love of his life, Alice Ryan, to whom he was married for 47 years, and to Washington, D.C., where he served as captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He was most inspired by his fellowship at the Hammersmith Hospital in London and a sabbatical at Oxford University's Magdalene College, on which he was accompanied by his family. Drawn to the Bay Area in 1966 by his wife's family ties, Joe spent most of his career as Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. His colleagues remember him for his enthusiastic embrace of new techniques, such as nuclear imaging, well before they were commonly accepted. He also established a private practice from 1979-1984, managed by Alice, in Bishop, CA, where he was known for his conscientious care. In his retirement, Joe became an effective activist in the Northern Sierra Nevada mountains, where he and Alice have a second residence. Most recently, he introduced and implemented access for disabled people to public and other buildings in Plumas County. He also collaborated with Alice to champion the environmentally sensitive use of local water and land resources. A longtime contri-butor to the Sierra Club Yahi Group's newsletter, he received the group's 2006 Outstanding Achievement award. A 40-year member of San Francisco's Dolphin Swimming and Rowing Club, Joe swam regularly in the Bay. He will be remembered for his humor and common touch, as well as his integrity and tenacity under pressure, both in his profession and with his activism. In addition to his wife, Alice Abbott, Joe is survived by his son, Michael Abbott of Santa Barbara; daughter, Charlotte Abbott and her partner Roz Parr of Brooklyn, NY; brother-in-law, Timothy Ryan and his wife Annette Ryan of Belvedere, and their children Matt Ryan, Kelley Warner, Juli Tantum and Kate Jazbec; and cousin, Dr. John Abbott and his partner Dr. Peter Guggenheim of Warwick, NY. Visitation on Thursday, November 29, 6-8p.m. at Halsted N. Gray-Carew & English Mortuary, 1123 Sutter (near Larkin). Funeral Mass on Friday, 9:15a.m. at the Church of St. Vincent DePaul, 2320 Green (at Steiner). In lieu of flowers, donations in Joe's memory may be sent to: High Sierra Rural Alliance, PO Box 65, Sierra City, CA 96125 (www.highsierrarural.org); Hospice by the Bay Foundation, 17 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Ste. 100, Larkspur, CA 94939; or the charity of your choice. HALSTED N. GRAY - CAREW & ENGLISH (415) 673-3000
Published in San Francisco Chronicle from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29, 2007 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=98679440#sthash.cup64vFx.dpuf
Dr. Joseph A. Abbott 1933 - 2007 Dr. Joseph A. Abbott, a cardiologist who performed some of the earliest research in non-invasive cardiac imaging, and a forceful advocate for disability rights and environmental causes, passed away with his family by his side, at home in San Francisco, on November 25, 2007 at 9:16AM. He was 74. Born in Paterson, NJ, on August 9, 1933 to one of the city's pioneer families, Joe's wide-ranging intellect and deep faith were nurtured by his Jesuit schooling at St. Peter's Prep and St. Peter's College in Jersey City, NJ, and Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. His medical training took him to Boston City Hospital in 1959, where he met the love of his life, Alice Ryan, to whom he was married for 47 years, and to Washington, D.C., where he served as captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He was most inspired by his fellowship at the Hammersmith Hospital in London and a sabbatical at Oxford University's Magdalene College, on which he was accompanied by his family. Drawn to the Bay Area in 1966 by his wife's family ties, Joe spent most of his career as Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. His colleagues remember him for his enthusiastic embrace of new techniques, such as nuclear imaging, well before they were commonly accepted. He also established a private practice from 1979-1984, managed by Alice, in Bishop, CA, where he was known for his conscientious care. In his retirement, Joe became an effective activist in the Northern Sierra Nevada mountains, where he and Alice have a second residence. Most recently, he introduced and implemented access for disabled people to public and other buildings in Plumas County. He also collaborated with Alice to champion the environmentally sensitive use of local water and land resources. A longtime contri-butor to the Sierra Club Yahi Group's newsletter, he received the group's 2006 Outstanding Achievement award. A 40-year member of San Francisco's Dolphin Swimming and Rowing Club, Joe swam regularly in the Bay. He will be remembered for his humor and common touch, as well as his integrity and tenacity under pressure, both in his profession and with his activism. In addition to his wife, Alice Abbott, Joe is survived by his son, Michael Abbott of Santa Barbara; daughter, Charlotte Abbott and her partner Roz Parr of Brooklyn, NY; brother-in-law, Timothy Ryan and his wife Annette Ryan of Belvedere, and their children Matt Ryan, Kelley Warner, Juli Tantum and Kate Jazbec; and cousin, Dr. John Abbott and his partner Dr. Peter Guggenheim of Warwick, NY. Visitation on Thursday, November 29, 6-8p.m. at Halsted N. Gray-Carew & English Mortuary, 1123 Sutter (near Larkin). Funeral Mass on Friday, 9:15a.m. at the Church of St. Vincent DePaul, 2320 Green (at Steiner). In lieu of flowers, donations in Joe's memory may be sent to: High Sierra Rural Alliance, PO Box 65, Sierra City, CA 96125 (www.highsierrarural.org); Hospice by the Bay Foundation, 17 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Ste. 100, Larkspur, CA 94939; or the charity of your choice. HALSTED N. GRAY - CAREW & ENGLISH (415) 673-3000
Published in San Francisco Chronicle from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29, 2007 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=98679440#sthash.cup64vFx.dpuf
Son of Joseph Aloysius Abbott 1905 - 1982 and Alice Hughes.
Dr. Joseph A. Abbott 1933 - 2007 Dr. Joseph A. Abbott, a cardiologist who performed some of the earliest research in non-invasive cardiac imaging, and a forceful advocate for disability rights and environmental causes, passed away with his family by his side, at home in San Francisco, on November 25, 2007 at 9:16AM. He was 74. Born in Paterson, NJ, on August 9, 1933 to one of the city's pioneer families, Joe's wide-ranging intellect and deep faith were nurtured by his Jesuit schooling at St. Peter's Prep and St. Peter's College in Jersey City, NJ, and Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. His medical training took him to Boston City Hospital in 1959, where he met the love of his life, Alice Ryan, to whom he was married for 47 years, and to Washington, D.C., where he served as captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He was most inspired by his fellowship at the Hammersmith Hospital in London and a sabbatical at Oxford University's Magdalene College, on which he was accompanied by his family. Drawn to the Bay Area in 1966 by his wife's family ties, Joe spent most of his career as Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. His colleagues remember him for his enthusiastic embrace of new techniques, such as nuclear imaging, well before they were commonly accepted. He also established a private practice from 1979-1984, managed by Alice, in Bishop, CA, where he was known for his conscientious care. In his retirement, Joe became an effective activist in the Northern Sierra Nevada mountains, where he and Alice have a second residence. Most recently, he introduced and implemented access for disabled people to public and other buildings in Plumas County. He also collaborated with Alice to champion the environmentally sensitive use of local water and land resources. A longtime contri-butor to the Sierra Club Yahi Group's newsletter, he received the group's 2006 Outstanding Achievement award. A 40-year member of San Francisco's Dolphin Swimming and Rowing Club, Joe swam regularly in the Bay. He will be remembered for his humor and common touch, as well as his integrity and tenacity under pressure, both in his profession and with his activism. In addition to his wife, Alice Abbott, Joe is survived by his son, Michael Abbott of Santa Barbara; daughter, Charlotte Abbott and her partner Roz Parr of Brooklyn, NY; brother-in-law, Timothy Ryan and his wife Annette Ryan of Belvedere, and their children Matt Ryan, Kelley Warner, Juli Tantum and Kate Jazbec; and cousin, Dr. John Abbott and his partner Dr. Peter Guggenheim of Warwick, NY. Visitation on Thursday, November 29, 6-8p.m. at Halsted N. Gray-Carew & English Mortuary, 1123 Sutter (near Larkin). Funeral Mass on Friday, 9:15a.m. at the Church of St. Vincent DePaul, 2320 Green (at Steiner). In lieu of flowers, donations in Joe's memory may be sent to: High Sierra Rural Alliance, PO Box 65, Sierra City, CA 96125 (www.highsierrarural.org); Hospice by the Bay Foundation, 17 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Ste. 100, Larkspur, CA 94939; or the charity of your choice. HALSTED N. GRAY - CAREW & ENGLISH (415) 673-3000
Published in San Francisco Chronicle from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29, 2007 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=98679440#sthash.cup64vFx.dpuf
Dr. Joseph A. Abbott 1933 - 2007 Dr. Joseph A. Abbott, a cardiologist who performed some of the earliest research in non-invasive cardiac imaging, and a forceful advocate for disability rights and environmental causes, passed away with his family by his side, at home in San Francisco, on November 25, 2007 at 9:16AM. He was 74. Born in Paterson, NJ, on August 9, 1933 to one of the city's pioneer families, Joe's wide-ranging intellect and deep faith were nurtured by his Jesuit schooling at St. Peter's Prep and St. Peter's College in Jersey City, NJ, and Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. His medical training took him to Boston City Hospital in 1959, where he met the love of his life, Alice Ryan, to whom he was married for 47 years, and to Washington, D.C., where he served as captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He was most inspired by his fellowship at the Hammersmith Hospital in London and a sabbatical at Oxford University's Magdalene College, on which he was accompanied by his family. Drawn to the Bay Area in 1966 by his wife's family ties, Joe spent most of his career as Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. His colleagues remember him for his enthusiastic embrace of new techniques, such as nuclear imaging, well before they were commonly accepted. He also established a private practice from 1979-1984, managed by Alice, in Bishop, CA, where he was known for his conscientious care. In his retirement, Joe became an effective activist in the Northern Sierra Nevada mountains, where he and Alice have a second residence. Most recently, he introduced and implemented access for disabled people to public and other buildings in Plumas County. He also collaborated with Alice to champion the environmentally sensitive use of local water and land resources. A longtime contri-butor to the Sierra Club Yahi Group's newsletter, he received the group's 2006 Outstanding Achievement award. A 40-year member of San Francisco's Dolphin Swimming and Rowing Club, Joe swam regularly in the Bay. He will be remembered for his humor and common touch, as well as his integrity and tenacity under pressure, both in his profession and with his activism. In addition to his wife, Alice Abbott, Joe is survived by his son, Michael Abbott of Santa Barbara; daughter, Charlotte Abbott and her partner Roz Parr of Brooklyn, NY; brother-in-law, Timothy Ryan and his wife Annette Ryan of Belvedere, and their children Matt Ryan, Kelley Warner, Juli Tantum and Kate Jazbec; and cousin, Dr. John Abbott and his partner Dr. Peter Guggenheim of Warwick, NY. Visitation on Thursday, November 29, 6-8p.m. at Halsted N. Gray-Carew & English Mortuary, 1123 Sutter (near Larkin). Funeral Mass on Friday, 9:15a.m. at the Church of St. Vincent DePaul, 2320 Green (at Steiner). In lieu of flowers, donations in Joe's memory may be sent to: High Sierra Rural Alliance, PO Box 65, Sierra City, CA 96125 (www.highsierrarural.org); Hospice by the Bay Foundation, 17 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Ste. 100, Larkspur, CA 94939; or the charity of your choice. HALSTED N. GRAY - CAREW & ENGLISH (415) 673-3000
Published in San Francisco Chronicle from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29, 2007 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=98679440#sthash.cup64vFx.dpuf
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