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Article: Charles H. Abbott
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- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- Article date:
- June 16, 2009
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SCARBOROUGH - Charles H. Abbott, 73, of Falmouth, passed away on
June 12, at the Gosnell Hospice House, with his family by his side,
after a four-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.
He was born Oct. 26, 1935, in Rumford, the oldest son of Lucille
and Warren Abbott. He attended Rumford schools, Bowdoin College on a
state of Maine scholarship and Yale Law School.
Raised on a working farm, Charlie's connection to his Maine roots
never abated during his remarkable career.
From 1958 to 1960, he served as first lieutenant, U.S. Army and
was a special agent in the United States Counterintelligence Corps
(CIC), the predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency. In the
CIC, he was responsible for ...