| − | Of Arab descent, Abraham is the son of the former Marlene Posey (1932–2015), a retired [[educator]], and Ralph Abraham, Sr. (1933–1980).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2015/07/29/congressman-abrahams-mother-dies/30830519/|title=Congressman Abraham's mother, 83, dies |author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]'' |date=July 29, 2015 |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> He is a graduate of [[Louisiana State University]] and its schools of both medicine and veterinary medicine, both in Baton Rouge. Abraham served in the [[United States Coast Guard]] Auxiliary and the Mississippi National Guard. He and his wife, Dianne, have three children. | + | Of Arab descent, Abraham is the son of the former Marlene Posey (1932–2015), a retired [[educator]], and Ralph Abraham, Sr. (1933–1980).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2015/07/29/congressman-abrahams-mother-dies/30830519/|title=Congressman Abraham's mother, 83, dies |author=Greg Hilburn|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]'' |date=July 29, 2015 |accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> He is a graduate of [[Louisiana State University]] and its schools of both medicine and veterinary medicine, both in Baton Rouge. Abraham served in the [[United States Coast Guard]] Auxiliary and the Mississippi National Guard. He and his wife, Dianne, have three children. |