SCARBOROUGH – Robert Abendroth “Robin”, of Scarborough, son of Marion Hollis Abendroth and Robert Willets Abendroth of Towson, Md., died on Feb. 12, 2026, at the age of 78.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Towson University in Maryland, he began a career as an educator, working in a variety of settings and places including teaching at Cardigan Mountain School in Canaan, N.H. and Landmark School in Beverly, Mass., serving on the School Committee of the Town of Ipswich, Mass., and teaching remedial reading and writing at Salem State College in Salem, Mass. At the age of 54, he earned a master’s degree at Southern Maine University, with honors, and began his second career as a licensed clinical social worker. Counseling was Robin’s professional passion, and he continued his counseling career until shortly before his death.

Robin was known for his endless optimism, even at the end, and his easy ability to connect with anyone. As a teenager, Robin was the lead guitarist of The Nunsuch, a top 40 band that was popular in Baltimore, Md. in the late 1960s. He was a deep-thinking intellectual, an avid conversationalist and a “political junky”. He loved living in his adopted home state of Maine and enjoyed spending time with his family and extended family at Camp Ticawa, the Abendroth family’s camp, on the shore of Long Lake in Harrison. He will be missed.

He was predeceased by his loving wife of 37 years, Melanie Dawn McCutcheon Abendroth; his son Gabriel; and his brothers Edward “Happy” and Allen.

He is survived by his children, Ethan and Betsy; his grandchildren Ryan and Harrison; his brothers William “Skip” and Thomas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Expressions of sympathy in Robin’s memory may be made to a charity of your choosing.