Abigail Falcon Ramos was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on June 30, 1942. Abigail was the daughter of Joaquin and Hilda Falcon, along with her sisters Priscilla and Rachel Falcon. In 1949, Abigail, her sisters, and parents moved to Brooklyn, New York. She attended and graduated from Clara Barton High School in New York, and attended New York City Community College. Abigail attended South Third Street Methodist Church with her parents and sisters. Reverend Alfredo Cotto was the lead church pastor, and a dear family friend. This foundation marked the beginning of a spiritual legacy for Abigail and her future to come.
Abigail was multi-talented with God-given gifts to educate, evangelize, counsel, and possessed an entrepreneurial mind. Everything she put her mind to was done with determination and with her whole heart. Abigail fulfilled roles as a seamstress, social worker, real estate investor, a counselor for juveniles, an educator for children with special needs, and as a Spanish interpreter. Abigail was one of the first Latin women ever hired by the New York Department of Labor (EEO Office) where she worked in the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center. God blessed Abigail and all that she did. Many times, she was the go-to person when it came to directing school programs and designing costumes from even the most unlikely scraps of material.
On March 13, 1978 she married the love of her life, Jose Q. Ramos, a man who loved Abigail, and her children (Hildalyn, Christopher, and Aaron). Jose, Abigail, and her three kids became an instant family, but the family did not end there. On January 27, 1980 (which happened to also be Hildalyn's sweet sixteenth birthday), a fourth sibling, Joscelyn, was born completing the family unit. Later, each of the children married and Abigail and Jose became grandparents to 15 grandchildren. One of Abigail's greatest enjoyments was to love, guide, and spend time with her grandchildren and family.
Abigail was a woman of godly character and had a great sense of humor. She lived life to the fullest, and her faith in Christ was evident to all. She possessed the grace and compassion of Christ but also the boldness and strength of the Lion of Judah. Abigail battled with many illnesses in the latter part of her life but as her body grew weaker, her spirit and faith grew stronger and stronger. Despite her many illnesses, Abigail continued the mission of sharing the good news of the gospel with everyone she met. When she had accomplished her God-given mission, the Lord decided to bring His good and faithful servant home.
Abigail is preceded in death by her parents the late Joaquin and Hilda Falcon. She is survived by her husband Jose Ramos, their four children; Hildalyn, Christopher (Dana), Aaron (Kristi), & Joscelyn (Justin), and her 15 grandchildren Jessica, Raymond, Victor, Christopher, Amaris, Ariana, Krislyn, Gabriel, Abigail, Annelise, Adeline, Joseph, Jeremy, Jonathan, and Joshua, her two sisters, Priscilla & Rachel Falcon and many nieces, nephew and cousins.
