Marvin Meyer Abraham

Marvin was my 1st cousin. His mother,Esther, and my mother Anna, were sisters. I remember many happy family events when we all lived nearby in the Bronx. Although Marvin was in HS while I was still a toddler, he showed interested in his younger cousins and especially encouraged me to pursue science, even subscribed to Scientific American for me at one point. I always felt his family tie and wish to keep the family connected. He was the organizer of the family reunion and hosted...

Like everyone else, Marvin's bagels are a large part of my memory of him. He always had a batch for me to take home whenever I came to town to visit. We met through Reeva, and through Paul Ebert at the Playhouse. Marvin and I shared a great love for Gilbert and Sullivan, and were especially happy whenever Playhouse would put on one of their operettas. I also remember Marvin pretending to not like Reeva's cats, while petting whichever one had jumped into his lap.

Aunt Reeva, Seth, Naomi, David - It's hard for me to write here. I feel so sad. I am sad that all three of Nona and Papu's boys are gone now. I am sad that with Uncle Doc goes another bit of the Romaniote culture. He was a special person both for who he was and for how he lived.

What I have written below is stuff you know but maybe someone else will read it and know a little something new about Marvin.

My sister and I called him Uncle Doc. Marvin was my dad's baby brother. Dad...

Marvin and Reeva were wonderful hosts to many, many Naval Academy Midshipmen over the last 20 years. We were all truly blessed to have Marvin's friendship and enthusiastic support year in and year out. He was an outstanding example for the midshipmen - smart, humble, talented, enthusiastic, fun, and extremely personable. He was the best! He will be greatly missed.

To Mrs. Abraham, Seth, Naomi, and David:
I wanted to let you know what a privilege and honor it was to have your husband and father a part of our familys life. My brother, sister and I feel grateful for his friendship, because he created so many wonderful childhood memories for us.
What I remember most was his infectious smile and his positive outlook on life. My siblings and I were always so excited when my Dad took us to see Mr. Abraham, because he was...

I worked with Marvin at ORNL in the old building 2000, which basically was a metal quonset hut. The building had straw for insulation! At one end of that building Marvin operated a skull melting furnace to grow big crystals of magnesium oxide. That method used an electric arc between carbon electrodes the size of your wrist in a large open crucible. When the skull melter was running you could hear the hum from your office and see the white glow from around the hallway corner. It was a...

Marvin Abraham liked to play handball and although I got involved in the latter part of Marv's career, he was a good and steady doubles partner at all times. He and I won some dogfights on the HB court.......and we lost some too. Had fun every time. Marv has been missed and will continue to be by his handball brothers. Reeva once told me that she did not like handball players but, I never believed her. His bagels were very good. Reeva and Family, we are sorry for your loss and mourn with you.

I'm sorry for your loss. May happy memories of your loved one and the words of ~Isaiah 57:15 provide you with much comfort.

So sorry for your loss. Marvin was a wonderful, compassionate man. He was a dedicated friend to my Father and Mother. He and Mom loved making bagels together. He will be greatly missed by us all.
Love, Lisa Swersky Myers