He was born Feb. 24, 1983, in Lawrence, and was adopted by Gordon E. and Anne (Seiser) Abbo on March 2, 1983.

Mr. Abbo was a student at Topeka West High School and Kaw Area Technical School. He was a member of German Club and had been a wrestler. He was also a member of Lowman United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his mother, Topeka; his father, Melbourne, Fla.; a brother, Ben, Lawrence; a sister, Deborah Abbo, Baldwin; paternal grandparents, Fred and Eva Abbo, La Jolla, Calif., and Gisela and Walter Halbasch, Antioch, Calif.; and maternal grandparents, Barbara Seiser, Des Moines, Iowa, Jean Seiser, Ames, Iowa, and Milton Seiser and Evelyn Johnston, Des Moines, Iowa.

Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Funeral Home, where family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The family suggests memorials to Special Education Department of Topeka West High School, sent to the funeral home, 1321 SW 10th St., Topeka 66604.