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2026
No. R-279. House concurrent resolution in memory of Alice June Abraham.
                                        (H.C.R.227)
   Offered by Representatives Greer of Bennington, Sibilia of Dover, Carris Duncan of
Whitingham, Charlton of Chester, Eastes of Guilford, Morrissey of Bennington, Morrow
of Weston, Nigro of Bennington, Pinsonault of Dorset, and Pritchard of Pawlet
   Offered by Senator Bongartz
  Whereas, born in Washington, DC, the musically talented Alice Abraham was a
member of the DC Youth Orchestra; she graduated from the Canterbury School in
Maryland; she majored in music composition at Bennington College, where she
composed Kaeru for the Sage City Symphony, a community ensemble in North
Bennington; and she earned a master’s degree in library and information science from
Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts, having interned at the Library of
Congress, and
   Whereas, for 21 years (1990–2011), she served as the knowledgeable and respected
music librarian at public radio stations WGBH-WCRB in Boston, Massachusetts, where
her colleagues elected her as vice president of the local chapter of the Association of
Employees of the Educational Foundation/Communications Workers of America union
(AEEF/CWA), and
   Whereas, from Boston, Alice Abraham embarked on a new career; returning to
southern Vermont, she became projects manager at the Collaborative, a nonprofit
organization that “promote[s] healthy communities and substance-free youth,” and
   Whereas, in her new hometown of Jamaica, Alice Abraham was an enthusiastic
community volunteer, serving on the boards of the Jamaica Memorial Library, to which
she contributed her professional expertise; the Senior Solutions organization; and the
Jamaica Historical Foundation, and
   Whereas, the collegial, compassionate, and vibrant life of Alice Abraham tragically
ended prematurely on June 28, 2025, at 64 years of age, and her survivors include her
wife of 28 years, Christina Healy; her stepsons; and her extended family, and her death
saddened many admiring friends, now therefore be it
   Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
  That the General Assembly extends its sincere condolences to the family of Alice June
Abraham, and be it further
   Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
the family of Alice Abraham and to the Collaborative.
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