James R. Abraham

Dear Mrs. Abraham and Family. I loved him!!! Brought out the best in me!!!!! Band, Jazz Ensemble, and our friendship after I graduated were priceless!!! Prayers for my mentor!!! RIP Gary Kasza

DEAR RUTH, SURE HAVE SOME GREAT MEMORIES OF WHEN GAIL AND GARY WERE IN THE BAND THAT MR. ABE TAUGHT. HE SURE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN.

PARENTS OF 2 OF HIS STUDENTS.

LORETTA AND RAY KASZA

Dear Mrs. Abraham and Family,
Please accept my deepest sympathy in your time of great loss. Mr. Abraham could be tough and could scare us when he felt he knew we could do better. His tough and scare tactics worked on all of us band members and we all did better. He was a great and wonderful band director in the years I was there 1974-1978. He worked with me and made me do my best. I remember so well how he scared me to death when he sat smack dab right in front of me during my solo at...

My deepest sympathies to you, Ruth, and your family. I enjoyed every opportunity I had to speak with Jim, and it was a pleasure for me to be part of the great tradition he founded at St. Francis High School. Jim's musicianship, guidance, professionalism, and dedication are benchmarks for all music educators.

Respectfully,
Trevor Loes
Former Dir. of Instrumental and Vocal Music
St. Francis High School 1998-2006

My sympathies to the whole Abraham family. Mr. Abraham was the first person to encourage me to use the voice God so generously gave me. He was a great, quiet, gentle man who loved music and life. I'm so sorry for your loss.

im so sorry about hearing about mr abraham. our sympathy is with your family.

Mrs. Abraham, Anne, Amy, Rachel, please accept the deepest condolensces that I and my family have to offer.

Mr. Abraham (despite being out of high school for nearly 30 years, I still cannot call him Jim) was one of the most influential people to have entered my life. His dedication to excellence in the lives of his students lives on in all of us and will continue to live on in the lives of those youngsters who we, in our turn, touch.

He was the principal reason for my...

I am so sorry to hear of Mr. Abraham's passing. He had an excellent ear and for that alone our little high school band sounded great. I still have our recorded album. My prayers go out to the family.

I am saddened to hear about the passing of Jim Abraham. I was fortunate to have him as my band director at St. Francis HS from 1974-1978. I have thought much about what to say in this small space that may sum up the tremendous influence he had upon me and my chosen career as a musician and teacher. I think it would be the greatest tribute to say that I constantly hear his words about brass playing, music and life coming from my mouth to my own college and high school students. Although Mr....