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Albert Abbadessa Obituary
Al is survived by children Dr. Steve Abbadessa and wife Jana of St. Louis, MO, Vicki Abbadessa of Kirkwood, MO, Becky Witt of Tampa, FL, Andrea Mathewson and husband John of Westport, CT, and Michael Abbadessa of Macon, MO.
Please join the Abbadessa family for a Memorial Celebration to be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at The Pear Tree/AJ's in Macon, MO from 3:00-7:00pm.
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Memories and Condolences
for Albert Abbadessa
Sponsored by Hutton & McElwain Funeral Home - Macon.
Bernard Abbadessa
April 23, 2021
We are so sorry for your loss. We have nothing but loving memories of Uncle Al. We made a donation in his honor to the Missouri Food Bank.
Jim alford
April 23, 2021
Sorry to hear about Al´s passing. I had the pleasure of supplying his restaurant with outdoor advertising for over 20 years. He was a real pleasure to do business with. I remember delicious food both at the Gaslight at Macon coming back from Mizzou football games and the Pear Tree in Bevier. Al was always there with a friendly word. The example of a real "hands on" proprietor. I am sending the family of Al our sincere sympathy. May God bless you.
Jim Alford
Joseph Valicenti
April 22, 2021
He was always so generous to me and interested in my life and family. May God great him with open arms as he reunites with so many family members. God Bless.
Michelle & Marc Brinkman
April 21, 2021
Your family is in our thoughts & prayers.
frank fillo
April 21, 2021
I'm not family, but I feel like family--Thanks to Al. Thanks to his hospitality. Thanks to many perfect meals--across many decades. His spirit will be wherever a great meal is being served. My heart goes out to the family.
shirley ADAMS
April 21, 2021
Al was a hard worker, and a good family man. He gave a lot of people a chance to earn money, and gain valuable work experience.
Kathy Edwards
April 21, 2021
You'll be missed, Al. Rest peacefully.
~ Kathy Hooton Edwards ~
Buddy & Marcie Snowden
April 20, 2021
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Carolyn & Ed Beck
April 20, 2021
We never knew Al but have heard a lot about him through our neighbor, Anita.
We're so sorry for your loss! Prayers are with the family through your grief!
Susan (Lucas) & Mike McCoy
April 20, 2021
God bless and comfort all. So kind so talented. School days, Andrea and I were the best of friends and spent endless hours playing in each other’s houses and also the Gaslight. Mr. Abbasessa would bring us Shirley Temple’s ❤ Through the years he gratefully remembered me and would say hi as we visited his & later Mike’s restaurants ❤ Meant the world ❤
Randy
April 20, 2021
Thoughts & prayers to the family
Donna Llewellyn Lester
April 20, 2021
I send my deepest sympathy to all of the family and my sincere Blessings for each of you.
Al was one of my first employers in 1978 after recently graduating High School. I cleaned the Beaumont Room before going to my other job at the Welcome-Travelier Motel. I worked for him, again, at The Gaslight and a third time when he called me to help with the catering part of the restaurant.
He told me that I always had job if I needed it. He said he would create a position for me if he didn't have one available. No one will ever understand how that sense of security and that faith in me touched my life.
I was Blessed to have Al as a friend and to be able to enjoy his wry sense of humor. I was Blessed to have Carol as a friend and share her love of antiques and decorating.
While we feel sadness it must be a great joy for Al and Carol to be together again.
Relish your memories and smile and know I'm here if I can help during this heartbreaking time.
Dick & Pat Wentura
April 19, 2021
Dear Mike and Abbadessa Family,
Thinking of you and remembering Al. We considered most all the restaurants he was associated with as our "all time favorites". We first tasted his food at the Potted Steer at the Lake of the Ozarks and then went to eat many times at the Pear Tree in Bevier although we had to drive a total of 180 miles round trip just to have the special onion rings, battered lobster, wonderful salad, (love the special dressings) and, of course, the homemade ice cream. We even visited the Twisted Tree in St. Louis and found that the special Abbadessa menu was included there. Our most recent trips to eat were to A.J.'s (Pear Tree) in Macon. Our entire family rates these restaurants as the best tasting food we have ever eaten. Thank you Mike, for carrying on this family tradition. What a legacy he leaves behind.
Sincerely,
Dick & Pat Wentura
Quincy, IL
Jeff Binder
April 19, 2021
Sorry for his loss. Lots of great memories of Al. He was a great individual and wonderful host.
Joni rodgers
April 19, 2021
Sorry for your loss
Walt & Suzy Thompson
April 19, 2021
So very sorry for the loss. Al was a wonderful man, we always enjoyed seeing him and catching up. A great person and friend. With our deepest sympathy.
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