Background
Hobin, Gary Russell was born on March 29, 1946 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Cecil Paul Hobin and Shirley Mae Dailey.
educator foreign service officer
Hobin, Gary Russell was born on March 29, 1946 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Cecil Paul Hobin and Shirley Mae Dailey.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1968; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1970.
Commissioned, United States Army advanced through grades to major, United States Army brigade staff officer 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army, Boeblingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1976-1977; company commander 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, United States Army, Fort Hood, Texas, 1978-1980; corps staff officer Headquarters III corpus, United States army, Fort Hood, 1980-1982; brigade advisor Headquarters 76th Training Division, United States Army, Cranston, Rhode Island, 1982-1985; training officer, United States Embassy, Amman, Jordan, 1986-1987; brigade staff officer Headquarters 60th Armored Brigade, Jordan Arab Army, Qatrana, 1987-1989; staff officer, Headquarters 3d United States Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia, 1989-1991; retired, Headquarters 3d United States Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia freelance writer and secondary school teacher, 1991; consular officer, 3d secretary, United States State Department, Foreign Svc., since 1992.
Lay reader Protestant Episcopal Church American, since 1975. Member Middle East Studies Association, Georgia World History Association, S.E. Regional Islamic and Middle East Studies Seminar, Toastmasters International, Delta Kappa Epsilon. M C.
Married Elizabeth Marie Anne Neale, December 3, 1972. L child, Justice Brian Crosland.