ABRAHAM SPECTOR

I am so sorry to have just learned of this. My memories of Abe go back 40 years. His gentle genius, buoyant energy, intense curiosity and compassionate concern became synonymous with the family's backbone and emotional inheritance. I don't know what they will do without you.

I send my love and deepest condolences to Mitzi and Abe's sons and all in their families. I've only just learned of Abe's death tonight, after an email I sent to him was bounced back. My memories of Abe as a young man, of him playing piano duets with his sister Shirley, of his violin talents, of his distinctive voice and wonderful sense of humor, his delightful laugh ... all were an integral part of my childhood. I remember how my father would present Abe with a math puzzle, and how that...

I met Abe when my children attended Science School in Woods Hole with his grandchildren. He struck me as being the epitome of the most successful men in George Vaillant's famous longitudinal study a mentor and patriarch, taking great joy in passing along knowledge and tradition to the next generation. He displayed such keen interest in what the children were learning, engaged them in discussion about their discoveries of the day, was so generous in his appreciation of their accomplishments....

Beautifully written and captures the essence of an extraordinary man. I love you and thank you for showing the way in so many ways.

I will miss my step father greatly.