Stephen Bradley Abbott, 79, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 21, 2011, at the MetroWest Medical Center following a long period of declining health.
He was born October 13, 1931 in Gardiner, Maine, the son of the late Lois M. (Andrews) and E. Bradley Abbott. Steve attended the Troy, NY schools and graduated in 1954 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. He later earned a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Northeastern University in Boston.
In 1955, Steve married Mary Lou (Dixson), daughter of Louis A. and Margaret E. (Mast) Dixson of Greenwich, N.Y., and joined the U.S. Navy. He attended Officers Candidate School in Providence, RI, where he earned the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. He served as a meteorologist until his discharge.
Steve was hired by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, where he worked for 30 years. He was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Capitol Planning and Operations in Boston for the next 12 years.
Steve is survived by his wife Mary Lou (Dixson) Abbott of Sudbury; son David B. Abbott of Sudbury, son Mark L. Abbott and his wife Lisabeth Ostar of Hudson, daughter Suzanne M. Carlson and her husband Kurt W. Carlson of Medfield. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Krista M Carlson and Austin K Carlson of Medfield, and his sisters Cora L. Cramer and her husband Alvah R. Cramer of Newtown, Conn., and Ethel A. Abbott of Oneida, N.Y.
Visitation, funeral, and reception: Monday, April 25, 2011, at the Sudbury United Methodist Church, 251 Old Sudbury Road (Route 27), Sudbury, MA.
Interment: The Abbott family lot in Wadsworth Cemetery, Concord Road, Sudbury.
He was born October 13, 1931 in Gardiner, Maine, the son of the late Lois M. (Andrews) and E. Bradley Abbott. Steve attended the Troy, NY schools and graduated in 1954 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. He later earned a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Northeastern University in Boston.
In 1955, Steve married Mary Lou (Dixson), daughter of Louis A. and Margaret E. (Mast) Dixson of Greenwich, N.Y., and joined the U.S. Navy. He attended Officers Candidate School in Providence, RI, where he earned the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. He served as a meteorologist until his discharge.
Steve was hired by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, where he worked for 30 years. He was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Capitol Planning and Operations in Boston for the next 12 years.
Steve is survived by his wife Mary Lou (Dixson) Abbott of Sudbury; son David B. Abbott of Sudbury, son Mark L. Abbott and his wife Lisabeth Ostar of Hudson, daughter Suzanne M. Carlson and her husband Kurt W. Carlson of Medfield. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Krista M Carlson and Austin K Carlson of Medfield, and his sisters Cora L. Cramer and her husband Alvah R. Cramer of Newtown, Conn., and Ethel A. Abbott of Oneida, N.Y.
Visitation, funeral, and reception: Monday, April 25, 2011, at the Sudbury United Methodist Church, 251 Old Sudbury Road (Route 27), Sudbury, MA.
Interment: The Abbott family lot in Wadsworth Cemetery, Concord Road, Sudbury.
Stephen Bradley Abbott, 79, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 21, 2011, at the MetroWest Medical Center following a long period of declining health.
He was born October 13, 1931 in Gardiner, Maine, the son of the late Lois M. (Andrews) and E. Bradley Abbott. Steve attended the Troy, NY schools and graduated in 1954 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. He later earned a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Northeastern University in Boston.
In 1955, Steve married Mary Lou (Dixson), daughter of Louis A. and Margaret E. (Mast) Dixson of Greenwich, N.Y., and joined the U.S. Navy. He attended Officers Candidate School in Providence, RI, where he earned the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. He served as a meteorologist until his discharge.
Steve was hired by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, where he worked for 30 years. He was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Capitol Planning and Operations in Boston for the next 12 years.
Steve is survived by his wife Mary Lou (Dixson) Abbott of Sudbury; son David B. Abbott of Sudbury, son Mark L. Abbott and his wife Lisabeth Ostar of Hudson, daughter Suzanne M. Carlson and her husband Kurt W. Carlson of Medfield. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Krista M Carlson and Austin K Carlson of Medfield, and his sisters Cora L. Cramer and her husband Alvah R. Cramer of Newtown, Conn., and Ethel A. Abbott of Oneida, N.Y.
Visitation, funeral, and reception: Monday, April 25, 2011, at the Sudbury United Methodist Church, 251 Old Sudbury Road (Route 27), Sudbury, MA.
Interment: The Abbott family lot in Wadsworth Cemetery, Concord Road, Sudbury.
He was born October 13, 1931 in Gardiner, Maine, the son of the late Lois M. (Andrews) and E. Bradley Abbott. Steve attended the Troy, NY schools and graduated in 1954 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. He later earned a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Northeastern University in Boston.
In 1955, Steve married Mary Lou (Dixson), daughter of Louis A. and Margaret E. (Mast) Dixson of Greenwich, N.Y., and joined the U.S. Navy. He attended Officers Candidate School in Providence, RI, where he earned the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. He served as a meteorologist until his discharge.
Steve was hired by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, where he worked for 30 years. He was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Capitol Planning and Operations in Boston for the next 12 years.
Steve is survived by his wife Mary Lou (Dixson) Abbott of Sudbury; son David B. Abbott of Sudbury, son Mark L. Abbott and his wife Lisabeth Ostar of Hudson, daughter Suzanne M. Carlson and her husband Kurt W. Carlson of Medfield. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Krista M Carlson and Austin K Carlson of Medfield, and his sisters Cora L. Cramer and her husband Alvah R. Cramer of Newtown, Conn., and Ethel A. Abbott of Oneida, N.Y.
Visitation, funeral, and reception: Monday, April 25, 2011, at the Sudbury United Methodist Church, 251 Old Sudbury Road (Route 27), Sudbury, MA.
Interment: The Abbott family lot in Wadsworth Cemetery, Concord Road, Sudbury.
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