▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁served ▁the ▁dual ▁purpose ▁of ▁making ▁Bran iff ▁a ▁world wide ▁air ▁car rier ▁and ▁giving ▁Pan ▁Am ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁domestic ▁fe eder ▁system . ▁ ▁Pan ▁Am ' s ▁Chair man ▁N aje eb ▁Hal aby ▁unfortunately ▁refused ▁the ▁idea , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁mer ger ▁with ▁international ▁compet itor ▁Trans ▁World ▁Airlines . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁and ▁final ▁years ▁ ▁In ▁ret irement ▁Lawrence ▁consult ed ▁for ▁Pan ▁Am ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁associate ▁C . ▁Edward ▁A cker ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁( Ed ▁A cker ▁was ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁Bran iff ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁became ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Pan ▁Am ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 .) ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Lawrence ▁worked ▁at ▁Well s ▁Rich ▁Gre ene ▁advert ising ▁ag ency ▁alongside ▁his ▁wife , ▁advert ising ▁legend ▁Mary ▁Well s ▁Lawrence ▁who ▁Lawrence ▁married ▁in ▁November , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Mary ▁Well s ▁Lawrence ▁sold ▁her ▁advert ising ▁firm ▁Well s ▁Rich ▁Gre ene ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁Lawrence ' s ▁enjoyed ▁ret irement ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁bought ▁and ▁sold ▁real ▁estate ▁as ▁a ▁side ▁line . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0