The retired National Geographic magazine photographer and writer - who traveled the globe from Antarctica to the Amazon by Land Rover, camel, plane and yak - had set about building a skipjack in the barn of his Shady Side home.
He died yesterday of complications following heart surgery. Mr. Abercrombie was 75.
He and his wife, Marilyn, were married in 1952 and lived in Shady Side for 40 years when he, or the both of them, were not off on assignment.
Mr. Abercrombie was well-known in local circles and easily recognized by his white beard,...
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