Donald Wilson Gossick a 78-year-old Buffalo man passed away Saturday evening at the Johnson County Healthcare Center in Buffalo
Donald Wilson Gossick was born on March 22 1930 in Fairfield Iowa to Charles and Edith Gossick He grew up and attended school in Fairfield Iowa and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1948 Donald married his high school sweetheart Shirley Dunnock June 6 1948 Donald and Shirley went to Colorado Springs Colo on their honeymoon and decided to stay Don worked for a bakery in Colorado Springs for a year-and-a-half before returning to Fairfield where he managed several department stores In 1958 Donald received his pilot's license and shortly thereafter he became a commercial pilot In 1968 Donald and Shirley moved to Florida and bought Avon Park Flying Service Inc which they operated until 1985 when Donald retired Donald and Shirley's love for the mountains brought them to Buffalo in 1986 and they purchased land on Hazelton and built a cabin where they shared their time between the cabin in the Big Horns and their home in Florida In 1997 Don and Shirley moved to Buffalo for good and made it their home until the time of Donald's death
Donald was an avid gun collector He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Single Action Shooters Association where he loved spending time with the guys shooting and setting up shooting scenarios Don enjoyed playing the trumpet and was especially fond of playing Dixieland Don loved the mountains and spending time with his family
He is survived by his wife Shirley of Buffalo two sons Mark Gossick and his wife Diane of Peoria Ill and Charles Gossick and his wife Susan of Avon Park Fla one daughter Laura Lawson and her husband Michael of Winter Haven Fla one brother John Gossick and his wife Vivienne of Pontiac Mich seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents.
© Buffalo Bulletin March 14, 2009
Donald Wilson Gossick was born on March 22 1930 in Fairfield Iowa to Charles and Edith Gossick He grew up and attended school in Fairfield Iowa and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1948 Donald married his high school sweetheart Shirley Dunnock June 6 1948 Donald and Shirley went to Colorado Springs Colo on their honeymoon and decided to stay Don worked for a bakery in Colorado Springs for a year-and-a-half before returning to Fairfield where he managed several department stores In 1958 Donald received his pilot's license and shortly thereafter he became a commercial pilot In 1968 Donald and Shirley moved to Florida and bought Avon Park Flying Service Inc which they operated until 1985 when Donald retired Donald and Shirley's love for the mountains brought them to Buffalo in 1986 and they purchased land on Hazelton and built a cabin where they shared their time between the cabin in the Big Horns and their home in Florida In 1997 Don and Shirley moved to Buffalo for good and made it their home until the time of Donald's death
Donald was an avid gun collector He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Single Action Shooters Association where he loved spending time with the guys shooting and setting up shooting scenarios Don enjoyed playing the trumpet and was especially fond of playing Dixieland Don loved the mountains and spending time with his family
He is survived by his wife Shirley of Buffalo two sons Mark Gossick and his wife Diane of Peoria Ill and Charles Gossick and his wife Susan of Avon Park Fla one daughter Laura Lawson and her husband Michael of Winter Haven Fla one brother John Gossick and his wife Vivienne of Pontiac Mich seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents.
© Buffalo Bulletin March 14, 2009
Donald Wilson Gossick a 78-year-old Buffalo man passed away Saturday evening at the Johnson County Healthcare Center in Buffalo
Donald Wilson Gossick was born on March 22 1930 in Fairfield Iowa to Charles and Edith Gossick He grew up and attended school in Fairfield Iowa and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1948 Donald married his high school sweetheart Shirley Dunnock June 6 1948 Donald and Shirley went to Colorado Springs Colo on their honeymoon and decided to stay Don worked for a bakery in Colorado Springs for a year-and-a-half before returning to Fairfield where he managed several department stores In 1958 Donald received his pilot's license and shortly thereafter he became a commercial pilot In 1968 Donald and Shirley moved to Florida and bought Avon Park Flying Service Inc which they operated until 1985 when Donald retired Donald and Shirley's love for the mountains brought them to Buffalo in 1986 and they purchased land on Hazelton and built a cabin where they shared their time between the cabin in the Big Horns and their home in Florida In 1997 Don and Shirley moved to Buffalo for good and made it their home until the time of Donald's death
Donald was an avid gun collector He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Single Action Shooters Association where he loved spending time with the guys shooting and setting up shooting scenarios Don enjoyed playing the trumpet and was especially fond of playing Dixieland Don loved the mountains and spending time with his family
He is survived by his wife Shirley of Buffalo two sons Mark Gossick and his wife Diane of Peoria Ill and Charles Gossick and his wife Susan of Avon Park Fla one daughter Laura Lawson and her husband Michael of Winter Haven Fla one brother John Gossick and his wife Vivienne of Pontiac Mich seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents.
© Buffalo Bulletin March 14, 2009
Donald Wilson Gossick was born on March 22 1930 in Fairfield Iowa to Charles and Edith Gossick He grew up and attended school in Fairfield Iowa and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1948 Donald married his high school sweetheart Shirley Dunnock June 6 1948 Donald and Shirley went to Colorado Springs Colo on their honeymoon and decided to stay Don worked for a bakery in Colorado Springs for a year-and-a-half before returning to Fairfield where he managed several department stores In 1958 Donald received his pilot's license and shortly thereafter he became a commercial pilot In 1968 Donald and Shirley moved to Florida and bought Avon Park Flying Service Inc which they operated until 1985 when Donald retired Donald and Shirley's love for the mountains brought them to Buffalo in 1986 and they purchased land on Hazelton and built a cabin where they shared their time between the cabin in the Big Horns and their home in Florida In 1997 Don and Shirley moved to Buffalo for good and made it their home until the time of Donald's death
Donald was an avid gun collector He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Single Action Shooters Association where he loved spending time with the guys shooting and setting up shooting scenarios Don enjoyed playing the trumpet and was especially fond of playing Dixieland Don loved the mountains and spending time with his family
He is survived by his wife Shirley of Buffalo two sons Mark Gossick and his wife Diane of Peoria Ill and Charles Gossick and his wife Susan of Avon Park Fla one daughter Laura Lawson and her husband Michael of Winter Haven Fla one brother John Gossick and his wife Vivienne of Pontiac Mich seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents.
© Buffalo Bulletin March 14, 2009
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