William -Abrahamson-Obituary

William F. Abrahamson

Cortlandt Manor, New York

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The Linchpin of His Friends
In his 58 years, William Abrahamson generated enduring circles of friends. There was the Public School 8 schoolyard group, from his childhood in Brooklyn Heights. There were his colleagues from the Federal Reserve Bank, who met in the late 1960's and remained closest friends ever since.

As the men scattered to different states, it was Mr. Abrahamson, a business analyst at Marsh & McLennan, who kept the group together.

"He was the quieter guy, very secure about who he was," said Ann Abrahamson, his wife of 25 years.

In a group of strong personalities, she said, "he was the mediator, always above the squabbles."

When their son, Erik, was born 11 years ago, Mr. Abrahamson, like many older fathers, looked upon the boy as a gift and a mission.

"Erik was his pride and joy," Mrs. Abrahamson said. "All he wanted was to see him grow up."

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rip william you will be missed.

We will never forget. Rest in peace.

I didn't know William, but my condolences to his family and friends
Rest in peace William

I hope he is in a better place I hope everyone is healed he seemed like a great guy that got to live but not fully rest easy.

I didn't know William, but my condolences to his family and friends, you'll never be forgotten.
Rest in peace William
9.11.21

God Bless you

Remembering William on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.....

God Bless you and your family

I grew up in the same neighborhood as "Whitey" (we always called him that) and it was an ethnically mixed neighborhood and there was no sense of discrimination against anyone. We loved sports and did not engage too much in politics but we were all fairly open to giving everyone an opportunity to either play in sports or anything they wanted to do in life. He most certainly did not deserve to die that way as did all the others who did. As a fellow Marine I can only repeat the words in the...