Bill Obituary

My stepfathers obituary:

William B. Gott VIRGINIA BEACH - William B. Gott, 74, went to be with
the Lord Sept. 5, 2008. He was born in Maine June 17, 1934. William
attended Gateway Free Will Baptist Church, and was a volunteer at
Salvation Army. During his career in the United States Navy, he received
many honors including the Bronze Star with Combat V, Vietnam Unit
Citation and a Licensed Merchant Marine Officer by U.S. Coast Guard. He
proudly retired from the Navy as a commander. He is survived by his
loving wife, Ok Bun Kim Gott, of 27 years; three daughters, Sherry,
Cathy and Cindy; two stepchildren, Dominic and Michael; and five
grandchildren. He will truly be missed. A service of remembrance will be
held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Gateway Free Will Baptist Church with Pastor
Karl Sexton officiating. Condolences may be made to the family at
www.altmeyer.com.

Food Fest!

I went to a going away party last night and there was so much good food
there! My belly was so happy! I should have took a picture,
Most of the stuff I can't spell, but one thing that did stand out was
the empanada's. A shout out to Leney who hand made these delicious treats!
When I got home I laid on the couch and fell asleep, my stomach was bulging!

Step Dad passed away

Although I meant not to include much personal matters in my blog this is important enough to mention.

My Stepfather passed away yesterday afternoon after a long illness, he was 74.

My Mom married Bill much after I had joined the Corps and moved out and we didn't always have the best relationship but he had a good heart.

Bill was a alumnus of the Maine Maritime Academy and joined the Navy, retiring as a Commander. He was a Vietnam veteran as well serving in Cambodia.

I am leaving for the States tomorrow evening and return next Monday.

My Mothers Morning Walk

Speaking of walks, when I was home I joined my Mom during her morning
walk. Now being a former Marine you would think that I'd have no
problem with a 0530 walk in the morning on the beach, but was I wrong!
I was surprised at how many people were up that early in the morning
also going for a walk, and everyone was very friendly.

My Mom put a twist to the beach walk, where I thought she would walk on
the wet hard sand, she prefers the soft sand! I don't know how many
blocks she walks till she is back to the pavement but it seemed to go on
forever! My wife who is in better shape than I am took it all in
stride, I think she barely broke a sweat.

Her neighborhood has changed so much. All of the old beach cottages
have been torn down and some contemporary behemoth replaced it or they
have been remodeled so much there is nothing left of it's original
informal beach design to them.