Mr. Solomon Abraham

Obituary

Solomon was born on March 20^th, 1981, in Chicago, to his mother  Alison McMaster (Abraham) and father “King” Solomon Abraham, a blues and jazz keyboardist.  In 1983 Sol and his Mum returned to Ottawa to live.  There he grew up with his cousins Patrick and John, Aven and Morel, Nicholas, Nathan, aunts and uncles Susan and Ian, Marie and Jim, and grandparents Nanny and Mac.

His very best friend in those early years was Bethany Brown, also the only child of a single mother.  The two tiny families met at the laundromat when both kids were 2, and went on to share many good times, good meals and vacations.  They helped each other through the challenges of single parenthood and single childhood.

Solomon was able to reconnect with his Dad when he was 15, and visited him in Chicago and Cleveland, where he also was able to see him and his band perform.  Sol attended a big family reunion in Springfield, Illinois, where he was able to meet most of his Dad’s side of the family.

In high school (Lisgar Collegiate) Solomon began to build a wider circle of strong friendships with lovely people, a pattern that continued throughout his life.  In his mid-twenties he moved to Toronto with his good friend Dan Rioux.  There he worked at a number of different jobs, settling in eventually at CIBC Fraud Prevention.  He was remarkably good at dealing with a steady stream of often irate customers, staying calm and helping them navigate their way to a happy reunion with their credit cards!  But it was stressful, difficult work.

The rewards for the hard work were a decent place to live, good food to eat, and nice clothes to wear, but most of all, the joy of being with friends and lovers, and family when he was able to visit.  He loved to cook for people at his home, or to be fed by them at theirs, to drink, talk, argue, laugh, go clubbing and dance for hours.  Sol’s cousin John was often part of those times and the two became good friends.  A favourite summer activity – and Sol loved summer! -- was to go to the Island with friends to swim, eat, drink, talk and just soak up the sun and the beauty.

We who loved Sol know that he also struggled harder than some of us with some darkness,   It seems that none of us, even Sol himself, was able to untangle what lay at the root of that darkness.  It led him to withdraw into himself more in the last couple of years.  But we know that at his core Solomon was a warm, gentle (mostly!), loving and very sociable spirit.  He was a wonderful and loving friend, relative and son.

We do so hope you are on a beautiful beach now Sol, surrounded by new friends and heavenly food and drink, where one day we’ll all be together again.  We love you very much Sol, and know you love us too,

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