"(Music) is what brought us together," said his wife, Agnes Abernethy. "He was very, very talented."
A south county music teacher for almost 30 years and a pastor for decades, the Rev. Abernethy died Monday at Baltimore Washington Medical Center after struggling for years with diabetes. He was 77.
"He's a diabetic, and that brings on complications," Mrs. Abernethy said. "He didn't like therapy - you know...
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