Paul Edward Tobin, 87, passed away Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, at Sentara Hospital Williamsburg.
Paul is survived by his wife, Nancy; and four children, Christine Braig, and her husband, Robert, Daniel Tobin, and his wife, Lisa, Jeanne Gordon, and her husband, Steve, and Kathleen McNulty, and her husband, Michael. Paul was preceded in death by his mother, Ann Tobin. He and his wife Nancy have four children, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Paul was the executive vice president for Wyle Laboratories’ Scientific Services & Systems Group. Headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, he was responsible for the group’s technical operation and the coordination of strategy in support of various commercial, governmental and aerospace/defense clients. He began his career in 1956 as a test engineer at General Dynamics in Pomona, California. He later joined Wyle Laboratories in 1961 as an engineer at the El Segundo, California, facility. In 1964, Paul moved to Huntsville, Alabama, to work on the Apollo space program’s wind tunnel and rocket propulsion projects at NASA’s Redstone Arsenal.
Paul enjoyed listening to jazz and classical music, playing golf and taking family vacations to the Outer Banks. He enjoyed his weekly poker games, watching the Chicago Cubs and Washington Redskins and cheering on his grandchildren in their many diverse activities.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 3785 Strawberry Plains Road, Williamsburg. A celebration of life Mass will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 23, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, 520 Richmond, Road, Williamsburg.
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