Raymond Herbert Abbott was born in
Newburyport, April 21, 1942. He was the son of Myron E., a ship worker, and Evelyn Foley. He was educated at the
University of Massachusetts in 1965 with a B.A. and
University of Kentucky graduate studies, 1967–68. He is a member of the
Authors Guild. He currently resides in Louisville, KY. Abbott volunteered at
Rosebud Indian Reservation in 1965–66, then community development director in Transitional Housing Program for Sioux tribe at Rosebud, 1966–67. After that, he became an elementary schoolteacher in Lost Creek, KY, 1967–68, followed by being a social worker for the city of Louisville, KY, 1967–68. He then became a social worker in Massachusetts:
Pittsfield (1969–70),
South End, 1970–73, and finally
Newburyport, (1973–). ==Awards==