Gratitude
Thank you, Abraham. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.

Politics
1809 – 1865 · aged 56 · 16th President of the United States
“With malice toward none, with charity for all.”
Portrait: Alexander Gardner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Remember Abraham
Latest: Beverly Lowe
lit a candle 20d ago
Abraham Lincoln led the United States through the Civil War, issued the Emancipation Proclamation and delivered the Gettysburg Address. He was shot at Ford's Theatre five days after the Confederate surrender and died the next morning.
“With malice toward none, with charity for all.”
Memories, thanks and farewells from the people Abraham touched.
Thank you, Abraham. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.
Lighting a candle from England. Abraham meant a great deal to a lot of us here.
Rest in peace. History will be kind.
I cried when I heard the news, and I'm not ashamed of it. Abraham was part of the soundtrack of my life.
Abraham Lincoln will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.
Sending love to everyone grieving today. Abraham belonged to all of us, and we all lost something.
To the family: you shared Abraham with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.
My dad introduced me to Abraham's work when I was a kid. We talked about it for hours. Today I'm thinking of both of them.
Abraham once said something in an interview that changed how I thought about my own work. I've never forgotten it.
Abraham changed the course of history for people like me. I will never forget that.
Yes. This.
My grandmother loved Abraham. When she died we played their work at the funeral. Now they're both gone. Strange how connected it all is.
Some people leave a mark on the world that doesn't fade. Abraham was one of them.
Yes. This.
We disagreed on plenty, but I never doubted Abraham cared. That's rarer than it should be.
Thank you for your service, Abraham.
Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.
Yes. This.
145 people are remembering Abraham here. Light a candle when words are hard. It stays here.
Be the first to give.
Sending love from Spain.