Tom Abrahamson
May
23, 1946 – July 16, 2013
Tom was born in Minneapolis and graduated from Roosevelt High School and
the University of Minnesota. After college Tom moved out west with his wife
Theresa and they lived in the country in northern California until moving to
Greenbush in 1972. Tom always thought of
Greenbush as his true home and had strong ties to the people and his land.
Tom worked for many years with Northwest Community Action and later as
an independent contractor, insulating and weatherizing homes for low income
folks all across the upper northwest corner of Minnesota. Apart from raising
his two daughters Jessica and Amy, Tom’s life revolved around helping and
caring for abandoned, injured and abused dogs. Throughout his lifetime Tom
owned 15 dogs and an Eclectus parrot, he was also
very dedicated to helping the Pennington County Humane Society.
Tom Abrahamson died on July 16th, 2013, at his home, of Metastatic Adenocarcinoma
Lung Cancer. He was 67. Instead of a
funeral Tom wanted a memorial fund established, so we have started a fund to
raise money for the Pennington County Humane Society and to honor Tom with a
paver in their memorial garden for each one of the 16 animals that he cared
for. With each donation of $100.00 the Pennington County Humane Society will add
an inscribed paver to their memorial garden walkway. http://pawstrf.org/
Please help keep his spirit of kindness alive by helping the Pennington
County Humane Society, your much needed donation will also honor the memory of
our friend, (brother, father, grandpa) whose life work was caring for neglected
and unwanted dogs, please make a donation of any amount to:
The Pennington County
Humane Society
Send
your check to Tom’s brother who is coordinating the memorial project:
Dan
Abrahamson
12525
82nd Street SE
Clear
Lake, MN 55319
We appreciate your caring thoughts, even
if you are not able to send a donation, please just take a moment of your day
to wish him well and send him a prayer in your own way.
Sincerely,
The Abrahamson family.