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Emily Abbott Obituary
She received her early education in Brownsville, TX, her MA in Social Work from The University of Chicago in Chicago, IL (1973), and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Houston in Houston, TX (1996). At this time, she accepted a position at the Rio Grande State Hospital in Harlingen, Texas, followed by private practice.
Emily was proceeded in death by her twin sister, Kitty Ayers, her mother, Pauline Morrill Abbott, and her father, Rev. Paul Abbott. She is survived by her older brother, Tony (wife, Nanette) Abbott, in Brownsville, her brother-in-law, Ralph Ayers of Laguna Vista, nieces Alex (husband, Jeff) Mathews, and Cory (husband, Travis) Flanagan in Laguna Vista and Vicki Ayers in New York City and nephews, Merle Ayers in Long Island, NY, and Matt Ayers in Las Vegas, NV, along with several grand-nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service will be held on April 22, 2023, at 11:00 AM at St. Andrews by the Sea Episcopal Church in Port Isabel. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Siddha Yoga Meditation Center of Houston in Houston, Texas, or St. Andrews by the Sea Episcopal Church in memory of Emily Abbott.
For the full obituary, see Trinity Funeral Home, Harlingen, Texas.
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John Keohane
September 28, 2023
Emily was sunshine.
A positive presence in my life, whose presence and friendship brought light when I felt darkness in Chicago and darkness in life.
We met when she was an undergraduate at Roosevelt University.
She was positive, she was non-judgmental, she welcomed people.
Thank you , Emily.
Jan
April 28, 2023
Blessed to know you in this lifetime and hope to see you in the next. Missing you. Jan
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