Dr. Charles Abbott sadly passed away on April 5, 2020. His obituary was published by The Star-Ledger from Apr. 12 to Apr. 13, 2020:
“Dr. Charles P. Abbott Physician, entrepreneur, writer
Charles P. Abbott, M.D., 83 of North Caldwell, N.J. passed away on April 5, 2020. Dr. Abbott was born in New Jersey and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana as a teenager. He attended Harvard College, and then matriculated to Tulane Medical School where he earned the degrees of Doctor of Medicine and Master of Medical Science in Immunology.
In the late 1960s he joined the United States Air Force where he was awarded the Air Force Commendation medal for meritorious service. He returned to New Jersey to practice thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. At the age of fifty-one he retired from medicine and founded Sudbury Galleries and Books to pursue his long-time interest in Antiquarian Books. In 1993 he was included in a book of prominent Americans who had changed careers later in life (It’s Never Too Late by Robert Otterbourg, Barrons’ 1993). In 2007, he began to divest his extensive antique book collections and rekindled his interest in writing and published his first book 2050: A Cautionary Tale in 2011.
Chuck loved connecting with others especially with close friends and family and was generous with his time and experience especially when people were going through difficult times. He didn’t like sitting still and always found projects to work on. He enjoyed improving his house and landscaping as well as working on puzzles, family photo albums, and spending time with Mr. Puppy.
He is survived by his 3 children (Susan Abbott, Charles Abbott and David Abbott) and his sisters (Rosalie Shaw and Joan Andrews).
Contributions may be made in his memory to St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center and the Wounded Warrior Project.”