Larry was extremely active in WAD in the years before and after I met him. It is true that he hasn't been quite as active in the past decade, and I'm afraid for that reason some of our newer members that don't know him as well may overlook him. But, I want to honor Larry for all the years that he was at the forefront. Larry is still an active ambassador for WAD and is always recruiting new members and welcoming them once they join. We often see his cheerful face at our meetings that he usually attends with wife Bette who also joined WAD in 1983.

Larry has just turned 70 years old and is in the process of winding down his business. He has never been selfish when helping newer and younger members with suggestions on how to improve and increase their business. He has always been a constant source of referral cases to other WAD members. Larry received the Investigator of the Year in 1996 and Security Professional of the Year in 2003. I feel he represents the qualities we look for in a nominee for our most prestigious award. I forgive him for lobbying for it a couple times in the past, but that just shows how much importance he places on the award and how sincerely honored he would be. He is probably one of the few remaining members who actually knew Norman. It’s not like other recipients didn’t lobby for an award at some point.

As I look at past recipients, I can think of several additional deserving members for this award, mostly some of our past presidents. Because most are many years younger than Larry, I would like to recognize him this year before moving toward that group. He is basically one of the few "elders" I can think of who is a past president, has an active history in the association, and has yet to receive the award.

Some of Larry Webb's accomplishments:

• President (1989-90) and Chairman of the Board (1990-91) of the World Association of Detectives.
• Chaired and served on numerous WAD committees
• Established the Private Investigators License requirement for the State of Arizona.
• Founder of the Arizona Association of Licensed Private Investigators (AALPI) in 1973.
• One of the 5 founders of the National Council of Investigators and Security Services (NCISS)
• Operated successful Investigation and Security companies for well over 40 years.