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John
Abrams was a member of the original
Centralia Sports Hall of Fame selection
committee serving from 1981 until his
passing in 1993.
After
graduating from Centralia Township High
School in 1941, where he played varsity
football his Junior and Senior years, he
enlisted in the Marine Corp and served three
years in the South Pacific. After his
release, he played baseball and managed
teams for the Moose Lodge. He refereed many
basketball games at the community center for
Howard Cooksey and later managed Little
League games. Abrams was a dedicated Orphan
sports fan.
He
was married to Marjorie (Johnson) for over
51 years and they had two sons John Alan and
Ken.
The
Centralia High School Baseball Annual
Batting Champion Award is named in memory of
John Alan. John Alan was a member of
CHS baseball teams of 1962, ‘63, ‘64 and
was lost in service to our country.
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