Shawnee High School - Tecumseh Yearbook (Medford, NJ)

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Q ' ri. Rnberf f bbott v Q , , f , ff 'fe rr 6' 5' A A Q' f ' r. ',-.f szff' ' is via -1 fr fff ,ff M My f f if if A f 51,4 ,IM ,fy VNU, f' ,Of ry IU, fy!! fm? X M, 7 f if may ,f ,f , ff! '+-...gl Last November 15 we received the sad, shocking news of the death of Mr. Robert Abbott, a dear friend and colleague. He had been a Shawnee Science teacher for 10 years, retiring in June, 1982. We were greatly blessed by the presence of this unique man. He was a retired U.S. Navy officer with 32 years' service, including many combat and reconnais- sance missions in the Pacific during World War ll and the Cuban Missile crisis of 1962. Mr. Abbott held three master's degrees and was a co-owner of many patents in aircraft metallurgy and assembly processes. Several col- leges offered him teaching positions upon his naval re- tirement. He chose instead to work at Shawnee, simply through love of Medford Lakes and the youth of our high school. This was a remarkable decision, since Mr. Abbott had ab- solutely no financial need whatever to work. He spent a considerable sum of his own money on the school, including the soundproofing of the AV center. His military career, antique car collection, photography and ama- ! , teur rocket hobbies provided us with a seemingly endless source of wonderful stories. As a teacher he was conscientious almost to a fault - often being the last Science teacher to the day to go home. He told a few of us the worst decision he ever made was to retire from c Shawnee, Bob Abbott's legacy was that of A pure, unselfish love, Those of us who were his students and fellow workers are blessed with the mem- ory of his friendship. Sadly, we'll never know a man quite like this again.

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f Front Office Secretaries - Standing - Mrs. E. J. Dayton, Ms. Maureen Smith, Mrs. Eleanor Powell, Mrs. Fran Carroll. k,f4,,k,w zz M Registrar - Mrsf!DbriS'tlSft9et Attendance Clerk - Mrs. Maize Allen Guidance Secretaries - Mrs. Dale Grant, Mrg.jVKg1ngajSparl1ng f . ,l ggi-X, 7, ,ity V f . 4 Mfy' V? ,W X W Library Secretary - Mrs. Toby Lingle Media Technician n Mrs. 162