May 11, 2021
Alva Thomas Abrams, 82, passed away peacefully at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. He was born Feb. 23, 1938, in Allendale, S.C., to the late Marjorie Carter Abrams and Raymond Abrams.
He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Linda Pennington Abrams; his twin daughters Victoria (Jonathan) Aunet of Hockessin and Valerie (Jerry) Aunet of Landenberg, Pa. Al’s son, Christopher Michael Abrams, predeceased him in 2009. Al is also survived by his two stepdaughters, Andrea Schoch Brooks (Scott) of Hockessin and Laura Schoch Farach (Andrew) of Houston. He was the proud grandfather of nine: Jerry Aunet III, Amanda Padgett, Matthew Aunet, Brittany Aunet, Jordan Aunet, Liam Brooks, Natalie Farach, Sebastian Brooks and Simone Farach; and his four great-grandchildren: Aria Aunet, Lakely Padgett, Teagan Aunet and Lyle Padgett. He is also survived by his siblings: Phyllis Thielemann, Diane Doane, Winifred Dinehart and Raymond Abrams.