RN3DB

February 27, 2027

I lost a dear friend last week to prostrate cancer and I am reminded of just how fragile life is, and more importantly why we should live each day as if it will be our last. My old friend Lee Gossett was a friend to all who knew him, he was a pilot of great skill, a devoted family man, and a man who was always there when you needed a friend. I will always remember our time together at his cabin on the Rogue river with friends, and I will miss our monthly calls where we tried to solve the world’s problems in fifteen minutes. Safe travels old friend, and God Bless you and those you have left behind.

Below is a video I would like everyone to see as a tribute to Lee whose nick name, given to him by the other pilots in SE Asia, was “Mr. Porter.” A true legend among the many great pilots of that time.

Robert Novell

February, 27, 2026