| − | '''Malouf Abraham, Jr.''' (March 29, 1939 – May 5, 2025, was a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]]-[[United States|American]] retired [[physician]] and active art collector from the small city of Canadian in Hemphill County in the [[Texas]] Panhandle. | + | '''Malouf Abraham, Jr.''' (March 29, 1939 – May 5, 2025), was a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]]-[[United States|American]] retired [[physician]] and active art collector from the small city of Canadian in Hemphill County in the [[Texas]] Panhandle. |
| | Until 2001, Abraham had operated an allergy clinic in Canadian for thirty-five years.<ref>"News, Sniffles, Sneezes, and Aches," ''Southern Methodist University Daily Campus,'' November 10, 2004.</ref> | | Until 2001, Abraham had operated an allergy clinic in Canadian for thirty-five years.<ref>"News, Sniffles, Sneezes, and Aches," ''Southern Methodist University Daily Campus,'' November 10, 2004.</ref> |
| − | Abraham was married to the former Therese Browne (1931-2024), a native of Mount Airy in eastern [[North Carolina]]. The couple married on December 29, 1963, in the Mount Airy Catholic Church, which the Browne family helped to build with [[granite]] from their own quarry. Like her father-in-law, Therese Abraham is a former mayor of Canadian, having served from 1981 to 1991.<ref name=heraldtribune/><ref>"City elects first woman mayor," ''Canadian Record,'' April 9, 1981, p. 6.</ref> The Abrahams have three sons, all residing in Hemphill County, Eddie Christopher Abraham, a cattle rancher; Salem Abraham, a nationally ranked futures trader with offices in the Moody Building in Canadian, and Jason Abraham, a horse rancher. | + | Abraham was married to the former Therese Browne (1931-2024), a native of Mount Airy in eastern [[North Carolina]]. The couple married on December 29, 1963, in the Mount Airy Catholic Church, which the Browne family helped to build with [[granite]] from their own quarry. Like her father-in-law, Therese Abraham is a former mayor of Canadian, with service from 1981 to 1991.<ref name=heraldtribune/><ref>"City elects first woman mayor," ''Canadian Record,'' April 9, 1981, p. 6.</ref> The Abrahams have three sons, all residing in Hemphill County, Eddie Christopher Abraham, a cattle rancher; Salem Abraham, a nationally ranked futures trader with offices in the Moody Building in Canadian, and Jason Abraham, a horse rancher. |