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Sky diving in Tecumseh 8-20-2011

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Tandem instructor Dan Pushies prepares Robin Mower of Toledo for her skydiving adventure at Skydive Tecumseh in Tecumseh, Mich.

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John Mower holds up his wife, Robin Mower of Toledo, as she prepares for a skydiving decent with instructor Dan Pushies.

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Robin Mower's hands are secured with Duck tape by instructor Dan Pushies as they prepare for a skydiving decent at Skydive Tecumseh in Tecumseh, Mich.

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Instructor Dan Pushies chats with Robin Mower of Toledo before the skydive.

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Robin Mower of Toledo is lifted into the airplane.

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Jeff Meyer, cousin-in-law of Robin Mower of Toledo, prepares to skydive with instructor Rich Mulcare at Skydive Tecumseh in Tecumseh, Michigan. About 40 supporters also skydived as a fundraiser for ALS research.

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Family members at Skydive Tecumseh in Tecumseh, Mich., wave to Robin Mower of Toledo as she takes off in the plane to skydive.

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Friends and family of Robin Mower of Toledo have their eyes glued on the sky during her skydive.

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Don Hanna and his wife, Stephanie Hanna, watch their friends and family skydive in support of ALS fund-raising and awareness at Skydive Tecumseh in Tecumseh, Mich.

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Toledoan Robin Mower, who has Lou Gehrig's disease, and her instructor, Dan Pushies of Skydive Tecumseh, get ready to leave the plane and complete the skydive.

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Toledoan Robin Mower and her instructor, Dan Pushies with thumbs up, descend.

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Robin Mower of Toledo and her instructor, Dan Pushies of Skydive Tecumseh, make their way down as they skydive.

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Robin Mower of Toledo and tandem instructor Dan Pushies return to earth at Skydive Tecumseh in Tecumseh, Michigan.

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Robin Mower Is surrounded by a skydiving crew as they release her from the parachute after skydiving withDan Pushies, second from left, at Skydive Tecumseh in Tecumseh, Mich.

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Lee Guardiola, left, and Brittany Frahn, right, congratulate Robin after her skydive. Both girls are Ms. Mower's daughters.

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