# @stauglighthouse on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2022-09-19T13:01:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** St. Augustine Lighthouse & MM (@stauglighthouse) — https://gondola.cc/stauglighthouse

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We continue our #ThankABoardMember series and asked the following questions to Larry Nagelbush, a Member of the Board of Trustees:

1. Tell us about yourself. (Where are you from, what kind of work you have done, etc.).

I was born in Cleveland, Ohio but moved to Hollywood, Florida, in 1957. I graduated from high school in 1965 and joined the United States Navy, where I trained as a hospital corpsman specializing in neuropsychiatry. I was discharged in 1970 and began attending Florida Atlantic University (FAU), where I studied business management. Then, I joined my Dad and Sister in the family construction business. I retired in Boynton Beach, Florida, in 2009. My wife Laurie and I built our home in Crescent Beach in 2015 and became permanent residents of St. Johns County in 2016.

2. Why did you become involved with the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, and how long have you been affiliated with the organization? 

While retired in south Florida, I volunteered for the VA, Honor Flight, and FAU and found it extremely rewarding. I began volunteering at the lighthouse in 2016 as a docent, giving “behind the scenes” tours and sailor lingo lectures, and transitioned to working a base shift at the base of the tower. In 2020, I was elected to the Museum’s Board of Trustees.

3. What are your hobbies and interests? 

Hosting and/or visiting our ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Volunteering for the First Coast Honor Flight.
Volunteering at the lighthouse.
Playing trivia with friends.
Meeting the local chapter of R-O-M-E-O (retired old men eating out).
Watching black and white TV.
Having the ability to do nothing.

4. What’s your favorite part about the Museum? 

The soul. The structures on the property are made of brick and mortar, but the staff and volunteers give the lighthouse its soul. What better way to relive the stories of the Nation’s Oldest Port than by volunteering at St. Augustine Lighthouse.

#MissionMonday #LoveYourLighthouse #Museum

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