| Malouf Abraham, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 29, 1939 Canadian, Hemphill County Texas, USA |
| Nationality | Lebanese-American |
| Alma mater | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School |
| Occupation | Art collector |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Spouse | Therese Browne Abraham |
| Children |
Eddie Abraham |
| Parents | Iris Lewis Abraham |
Malouf Abraham, Jr. (born March 29, 1939), is a retired physician and active art collector from Canadian, a community in the Texas Panhandle and the seat of Hemphill County. His combination $7 million residence/art museum in Canadian, called "Citadel Garden," has been featured on Home and Garden Television.
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Abraham was born to businessman Malouf Abraham, Sr., and the former Iris Lewis (1918–2001), a descendant of a pioneer Hemphill County family, which included his uncle, Tom Abraham, the owner of a department store.
In 1961, he obtained his undergraduate degree from Trinity University in San Antonio.[1] He then procured his medical degree in 1964 from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.
After graduation from medical school, Abraham interned in Savannah, Georgia. Thereafter, on receipt of a draft notice for the Vietnam War, he enlisted as a captain and military doctor in the United States Air Force, Strategic Air Command. He remained stateside, mostly in Bossier City, across the Red River from Shreveport in northwestern Louisiana, and for his work treating military personnel returning from Vietnam with allergies recevied the Air Force Commendation Medal.
Until 2001, Abraham had operated an allergy clinic in Canadian for thirty-five years.
In 1972, the Abrahams obtained a Norman Rockwell painting, The First Day of School, and started a collection which now includes works by J. C. Leyendecker, William Bouguereau, and Craig Bone.
In the middle 1990s, Abraham donated the "Malouf Abraham Family Art Center" to Wayland Baptist University.
In 1995, then Governor George W. Bush, appointed Abraham to the Texas Commission on the Arts.[2]
Abraham is married to the former Therese Browne (born 1936) of Mount Airy in eastern North Carolina. The couple married in the Mt. Airy Catholic Church, which the Brownes 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 1982-1992. The Abrahams have three sons, all residing in Hemphill County, Eddie, a cattle rancher; Salem, a futures trader, and Jason, a horse rancher.