John Robert Abbott, 67, of Penn Township, PA passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at UPMC East-Monroeville, with many of his family present.

John was born June 30, 1948 at the British Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina and lived in Castelar for a few years. He grew up in Potsdam and Scotia, NY, before moving to Girard, PA.  He graduated from Erie Cathedral Prep in 1966, St. Vincent College in 1970 and George Washington University in Washington, DC.  He worked for Welch's in Westfield, NY, and later for the National Institutes of Health in Washington, DC.  After leaving the DC area he owned and operated a bookstore in Rehobeth Beach, DE, and then relocated to Kihei, HI, where he worked for the TSA on Maui and in American Samoa.  After retiring in 2011, he returned to be close to many of his siblings and his best friend, Carol.

John loved to read and collect books and was well traveled, having visited countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Mary Abbott, of Girard, PA.  He is survived by his former wife and friend of the family, Carol Abbott, of Harrison City, PA.  John is survived by his siblings, sisters, Barbara Kausteklis and husband, Peter, of Monrovia, CA, Mary Jane Schueler and husband, Albert, of Fairfield, OH, Laura Abbott, of Lodi, CA, brothers, Mark Abbott and wife, Kathy, of Dothan, AL., David Abbott and wife, Jill, of Erie, PA, Paul Abbott, of Tempe, AZ, Larry Abbott and wife, Donna Lum, of Kailua, HI, Brian Abbott and wife, Tracey, of Export, PA, James Abbott, of Milton, GA, and Raymond Abbott and wife, Elizabeth, of Limerick, PA; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Ash Burial at Sea on Saturday February 20, 2016 off the coast Diamond Head near Honolulu, HI.
Latitude 21.254° North, Longitude 157.832° West.