KALAMAZOO -- Former Western Michigan Athletics long-time fan and booster Jim Lamborn passed away on May 3, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 14 at 11:00 a.m. at Life Story Funeral Home in Plainwell.
Lamborn attended Western Michigan on the GI Bill after serving in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. After settling down in Plainwell and working in the banking industry he began a 48-year commitment to working with the Mike Gary Athletic Fund, helping raise money for Western Michigan student-athletes.
From his obituary - "Throughout his life there was nothing that brought him joy quite like a WMU victory!