Lawrence Pabin (Pinckney, MI) After graduation Larry wanted to play some more football and through the encouragement and help from a great coach and mentor, Joe Vadini, he enrolled at Heidelberg College where Larry completed a year then transferred to Miami (Ohio) University. As a walk-on, Larry earned a football scholarship at Miami and graduated with a BS in Education four years later.

Along the way Larry met a few Military Service Recruiters, if you remember there was a war going on in the 60's, and chose to join The Marine Corps. After he graduated from Miami in June of 1965, Larry accepted a commission in the Marine Corps and reported to The Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida for flight training and began a 43 year career flying airplanes. The high's of his military career were having the privilege  to serve with MARINES, the finest and most loyal fighting force in the world, surviving unscathed a war that politicians started but had not the stomach to finish and earning a few medals on the way.

Larry started an airline career in 1970 and retired at the mandatory age of 60 from Northwest Airlines as a Boeing 747 Captain. Not to be denied he lucked out and had the privilege of serving the Nomads Inc. Travel Club as one of their Captains for another 6 years. “I miss the beauty of flight and the stunning views of the earth below and the sky above. Cloud formations, mountains, sunsets, sunrises, the Aurora Borealis and the clear night sky filled with brilliant stars are awesome wonders.”