Thomas "Hap" H. Abraham, Jr.

Thomas "Hap" Abraham, 95, a Clarks Summit resident, died Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Community Medical Center, Scranton Pa. He was preceded in death by his wife Marion Smith Abraham in 2002.

Born in South Boston, Massachusetts, son of the late Thomas and Margaret Climo Abraham, he attended Dorchester High School, Boston Ma. He was a member of the Clarks Summit Methodist Church

Tom was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He truly lived for his family and was an avid sports fan. He spent a lot of his time watching his favorite sports baseball, hockey and boxing. A World War II U.S. Army and Coast Guard Veteran he was the 1938-39 Golden Gloves Amateur Boxing Featherweight Champion of the City of Boston. Tom was recognized by the Governor of Massachusetts and appointed the Sports Coordinator for the state. He organized the New England Hobo's Amateur Softball Team in which he was a standout player and manager that won many titles including a coveted Massachusetts State Championship.

He owned and operated his own English Muffin Bakery in Quincy, Ma before he began working as a Master Tobacco Blender for Alles & Fisher in Boston, Ma and then transferred to Waitt & Bond and then H.E. Snyder of Parodi Cigar, Scranton, Pa. Tom retired from Sandvik Steel Big Spring Division, South Abington Township, Pa in 1986. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, The Quincy Elks, Quincy Ma and The Lions Club of Clarks Summit, Pa.

Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Abraham Mellander , Clarks Summit; and Carole Abraham Grodack and husband Chester J. Grodack, Lake Ariel; three granddaughters Kimberly Grodack Butler, Lake Ariel; Cindy Grodack Boyd and husband Samuel Boyd, East Syracuse, NY; Alexis Grodack Goldman and husband Michael Goldman, Lake Ariel; and a grandson Shane A. Grodack, Lake Ariel, Pa; six great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He was also preceded in death by a son in law George E. Mellander.

A memorial service will be held Saturday May 12th at 11am from the Clarks Summit First Presbyterian Church, 300 School Street, Clarks Summit, Pa., with service by Rev. William Carter, Pastor.

Friends may call from 10am until time of service at the church.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, ATTN: Tribute Gifts, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780.