Louise S. Abbott This is Me

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1. 1. Death Notices - timesdispatch.com

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   Published on: 10/8/2001   Last Visited: 10/10/2001

   Louise S. Abbott passed away peacefully at the age of 93 , Sepember 29 , 2001 at her home in Pomfret Center , Conn.. She was born Louise Slocum in Jamaica Plain , Mass.. She graduated with honors from the Winsor School in 1926. She attended Vassar College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Radcliffe College with a degree in Political Science in 1931. Throughout her life , she was an avid tennis player. She won the National Doubles Championship at the age of 19 and was invited to compete at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. In 1932 , she married Charles C. Abbott , an instructor at the Harvard Business School. While she and the family lived in Cambridge , she devoted her energies to various secondary schools and civic endeavors. In 1954 , she moved with her family to Charlottesville , Va. where her husband became the founding Dean of the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. While in Charlottesville , Louise Abbott was instrumental in establishing and nurturing the Wives Club , an organization devoted to supporting the wives of spouses studying at the business school. In 1972 , she and her husband retired to their farm in Pomfret , where she pursued her interests in bridge , mahjong , gardening and bird watching. Louise S. Abbott was predeceased by her husband , Charles C. Abbott ; and her grandsons , W. Frederick William IV , John William Abbott , and Hunter Austin Abbott. She is survived by five children ; daughters , Margaret Ellen Eubank of Pomfret and Louise William of Maynard , Mass. ; and sons , Charles C. Abbott of Charlottesville , Va. , William S. Abbott of Pomfret and Preston H. Abbott of Guilford , Conn. ; eight grandchildren , two great-grandchildren , and long-time family member and friend , Emma Feige. A memorial service will be held October 27 , at the Pomfret School Chapel , Pomfret , Conn. at 2 p.m.. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers , contributions might be made to : The Darden Partners , Darden School Alumni Foundation , P.O. Box 6550 , Charlottesville , Va. 22906 or The Winsor School , 103 Pilgrim Rd. , Boston , Mass. 02215 , or New England Wildflower Society , 180 Hemenway Rd. , Framingham , Mass. 01701.
   
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