Bob was born on December 10, 1944 in Ashe County, North Carolina to Robert and Pearl Goss. Bob is survived by his mother, eight sisters, one brother, wife, two daughters, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He graduated from Lansing High School, Ashe County, NC in 1963.
His military career began in Co B, 20th Special Forces Group. Colonel Goss retired from the North Carolina Army National guard in 2001 after a highly distinguished career.
Personal Tributes
My name is Rock Lindsay. Bob is my friend. Even more important, he was my RedLeg Brother and one of the most important people in my life. I will remember and cherish our times together for the rest of my life.
It is important that we salute and remember Bob as a soldier. His outstanding career began in the ARNG Special Forces. He earned the Airborne Wings and Special Forces Tab. Next, he transferred to the Field Artillery, joining the 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, both units in Charlotte. He soon was promoted to Sergeant and then on to OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After his promotion to 2nd Lieutenant, he became the full time Administrative Officer of the Battalion and soon was a Captain. He proudly served as a RedLeg until his transfer to the 30th Engineer Brigade, serving as Headquarters Company Commander.
Soon, he was at State Headquarters of the NC ARNG in Raleigh and served at State Headquarters most of his remaining career in various positions. His position as
State Training Officer is very notable because of the importance of all Military training in the State.
Bob returned during this time to Charlotte as Deputy Commander of the 30th Engineer Brigade and had multiple deployments to Italy and Turkey as part of the NATO mission.
Bob was a part of the Special Forces Association and was part of our RedLeg Group and we both loved the North Carolina National Guard Association.
Bob completed Command and Staff College, the Air War College and many more Military Schools.
He was recognized with the Legion of Merit, the NC Distinguished Service Medal, the US Meritorious Service Medal and many more.
He retired from the ARNG in 2001 and was admired by all personally and professionally.
I will miss him so much and my life was made richer by his being a part of it.
Carry On
Rock
Roscoe Lindsay, BG(R)
Honorary Commander 113th Field Artillery Regiment
15 December 2011
My friend, Bob Goss
Recently we all lost a dear friend---Bobby Goss. We may never realize just how good of a friend he was or the impact he had on our life by the life he lived and by the example he set. His smile alone instantly drew people to him. Making friends was the easiest thing in the world for Bob to do----took no effort at all.
Bob was blessed with the desire to be the best that he could be as a person, a son, a husband, a father, grandfather, a soldier and most of all, a friend. If he ever said an unkind word about anyone they either deserved it or they did not understand what he was saying.
AS A SOLDIER: One of his greatest goals was to have a successful military career, dedicating his life to full time military duty. He loved the military with a passion. All of his Superiors knew that when he was given a project to accomplish they would never have to follow up to insure the job was done or was done right. He was a great decision maker.
AS A HUSBAND: There was never a doubt about his great love for Dottie. Dottie, being a loving wife, was the target of all his teasing and various pranks (no doubt she actually loved the attention). She took it in stride and always with a smile.
AS A FATHER: I feel I was very blessed to have known his Son, Dale for many years before his untimely death. Dale was an inspiration to me as I got to know him better. He was my mechanic, and the best around! Each and every time I saw or talked with him the last thing he would ask me was "how is Mrs. Collins doing"? Never would he forget to ask. He would ride his Harley Davidson down to my home for a visit where we would talk about the bikes or just talk in general. Bob Goss had to be proud of Dale for the courageous fight he fought for so many years with the many health issues. Bob had to be proud that Dale always referred to Bob as "his Dad" and how proud he was of his Dad.
AS A FRIEND: I am not sure I can find all the words needed to do justice to commenting on Bob as a friend. Space will not allow me to go into all the detail needed. He was one of my very best friends for so many years. I am sure there will be few people who come into my life that will have the impact Bob had.
It is said that "a man's ego should never be larger than his brain". There is no truer statement! In the case of Bob Goss, he had confidence in all he did. Never an ego problem in the least.
A truer friend than Bob cannot be found.
LTC Robert A Collins (retired)
He graduated from Lansing High School, Ashe County, NC in 1963.
His military career began in Co B, 20th Special Forces Group. Colonel Goss retired from the North Carolina Army National guard in 2001 after a highly distinguished career.
Personal Tributes
My name is Rock Lindsay. Bob is my friend. Even more important, he was my RedLeg Brother and one of the most important people in my life. I will remember and cherish our times together for the rest of my life.
It is important that we salute and remember Bob as a soldier. His outstanding career began in the ARNG Special Forces. He earned the Airborne Wings and Special Forces Tab. Next, he transferred to the Field Artillery, joining the 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, both units in Charlotte. He soon was promoted to Sergeant and then on to OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After his promotion to 2nd Lieutenant, he became the full time Administrative Officer of the Battalion and soon was a Captain. He proudly served as a RedLeg until his transfer to the 30th Engineer Brigade, serving as Headquarters Company Commander.
Soon, he was at State Headquarters of the NC ARNG in Raleigh and served at State Headquarters most of his remaining career in various positions. His position as
State Training Officer is very notable because of the importance of all Military training in the State.
Bob returned during this time to Charlotte as Deputy Commander of the 30th Engineer Brigade and had multiple deployments to Italy and Turkey as part of the NATO mission.
Bob was a part of the Special Forces Association and was part of our RedLeg Group and we both loved the North Carolina National Guard Association.
Bob completed Command and Staff College, the Air War College and many more Military Schools.
He was recognized with the Legion of Merit, the NC Distinguished Service Medal, the US Meritorious Service Medal and many more.
He retired from the ARNG in 2001 and was admired by all personally and professionally.
I will miss him so much and my life was made richer by his being a part of it.
Carry On
Rock
Roscoe Lindsay, BG(R)
Honorary Commander 113th Field Artillery Regiment
15 December 2011
My friend, Bob Goss
Recently we all lost a dear friend---Bobby Goss. We may never realize just how good of a friend he was or the impact he had on our life by the life he lived and by the example he set. His smile alone instantly drew people to him. Making friends was the easiest thing in the world for Bob to do----took no effort at all.
Bob was blessed with the desire to be the best that he could be as a person, a son, a husband, a father, grandfather, a soldier and most of all, a friend. If he ever said an unkind word about anyone they either deserved it or they did not understand what he was saying.
AS A SOLDIER: One of his greatest goals was to have a successful military career, dedicating his life to full time military duty. He loved the military with a passion. All of his Superiors knew that when he was given a project to accomplish they would never have to follow up to insure the job was done or was done right. He was a great decision maker.
AS A HUSBAND: There was never a doubt about his great love for Dottie. Dottie, being a loving wife, was the target of all his teasing and various pranks (no doubt she actually loved the attention). She took it in stride and always with a smile.
AS A FATHER: I feel I was very blessed to have known his Son, Dale for many years before his untimely death. Dale was an inspiration to me as I got to know him better. He was my mechanic, and the best around! Each and every time I saw or talked with him the last thing he would ask me was "how is Mrs. Collins doing"? Never would he forget to ask. He would ride his Harley Davidson down to my home for a visit where we would talk about the bikes or just talk in general. Bob Goss had to be proud of Dale for the courageous fight he fought for so many years with the many health issues. Bob had to be proud that Dale always referred to Bob as "his Dad" and how proud he was of his Dad.
AS A FRIEND: I am not sure I can find all the words needed to do justice to commenting on Bob as a friend. Space will not allow me to go into all the detail needed. He was one of my very best friends for so many years. I am sure there will be few people who come into my life that will have the impact Bob had.
It is said that "a man's ego should never be larger than his brain". There is no truer statement! In the case of Bob Goss, he had confidence in all he did. Never an ego problem in the least.
A truer friend than Bob cannot be found.
LTC Robert A Collins (retired)
Bob was born on December 10, 1944 in Ashe County, North Carolina to Robert and Pearl Goss. Bob is survived by his mother, eight sisters, one brother, wife, two daughters, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He graduated from Lansing High School, Ashe County, NC in 1963.
His military career began in Co B, 20th Special Forces Group. Colonel Goss retired from the North Carolina Army National guard in 2001 after a highly distinguished career.
Personal Tributes
My name is Rock Lindsay. Bob is my friend. Even more important, he was my RedLeg Brother and one of the most important people in my life. I will remember and cherish our times together for the rest of my life.
It is important that we salute and remember Bob as a soldier. His outstanding career began in the ARNG Special Forces. He earned the Airborne Wings and Special Forces Tab. Next, he transferred to the Field Artillery, joining the 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, both units in Charlotte. He soon was promoted to Sergeant and then on to OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After his promotion to 2nd Lieutenant, he became the full time Administrative Officer of the Battalion and soon was a Captain. He proudly served as a RedLeg until his transfer to the 30th Engineer Brigade, serving as Headquarters Company Commander.
Soon, he was at State Headquarters of the NC ARNG in Raleigh and served at State Headquarters most of his remaining career in various positions. His position as
State Training Officer is very notable because of the importance of all Military training in the State.
Bob returned during this time to Charlotte as Deputy Commander of the 30th Engineer Brigade and had multiple deployments to Italy and Turkey as part of the NATO mission.
Bob was a part of the Special Forces Association and was part of our RedLeg Group and we both loved the North Carolina National Guard Association.
Bob completed Command and Staff College, the Air War College and many more Military Schools.
He was recognized with the Legion of Merit, the NC Distinguished Service Medal, the US Meritorious Service Medal and many more.
He retired from the ARNG in 2001 and was admired by all personally and professionally.
I will miss him so much and my life was made richer by his being a part of it.
Carry On
Rock
Roscoe Lindsay, BG(R)
Honorary Commander 113th Field Artillery Regiment
15 December 2011
My friend, Bob Goss
Recently we all lost a dear friend---Bobby Goss. We may never realize just how good of a friend he was or the impact he had on our life by the life he lived and by the example he set. His smile alone instantly drew people to him. Making friends was the easiest thing in the world for Bob to do----took no effort at all.
Bob was blessed with the desire to be the best that he could be as a person, a son, a husband, a father, grandfather, a soldier and most of all, a friend. If he ever said an unkind word about anyone they either deserved it or they did not understand what he was saying.
AS A SOLDIER: One of his greatest goals was to have a successful military career, dedicating his life to full time military duty. He loved the military with a passion. All of his Superiors knew that when he was given a project to accomplish they would never have to follow up to insure the job was done or was done right. He was a great decision maker.
AS A HUSBAND: There was never a doubt about his great love for Dottie. Dottie, being a loving wife, was the target of all his teasing and various pranks (no doubt she actually loved the attention). She took it in stride and always with a smile.
AS A FATHER: I feel I was very blessed to have known his Son, Dale for many years before his untimely death. Dale was an inspiration to me as I got to know him better. He was my mechanic, and the best around! Each and every time I saw or talked with him the last thing he would ask me was "how is Mrs. Collins doing"? Never would he forget to ask. He would ride his Harley Davidson down to my home for a visit where we would talk about the bikes or just talk in general. Bob Goss had to be proud of Dale for the courageous fight he fought for so many years with the many health issues. Bob had to be proud that Dale always referred to Bob as "his Dad" and how proud he was of his Dad.
AS A FRIEND: I am not sure I can find all the words needed to do justice to commenting on Bob as a friend. Space will not allow me to go into all the detail needed. He was one of my very best friends for so many years. I am sure there will be few people who come into my life that will have the impact Bob had.
It is said that "a man's ego should never be larger than his brain". There is no truer statement! In the case of Bob Goss, he had confidence in all he did. Never an ego problem in the least.
A truer friend than Bob cannot be found.
LTC Robert A Collins (retired)
He graduated from Lansing High School, Ashe County, NC in 1963.
His military career began in Co B, 20th Special Forces Group. Colonel Goss retired from the North Carolina Army National guard in 2001 after a highly distinguished career.
Personal Tributes
My name is Rock Lindsay. Bob is my friend. Even more important, he was my RedLeg Brother and one of the most important people in my life. I will remember and cherish our times together for the rest of my life.
It is important that we salute and remember Bob as a soldier. His outstanding career began in the ARNG Special Forces. He earned the Airborne Wings and Special Forces Tab. Next, he transferred to the Field Artillery, joining the 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery, both units in Charlotte. He soon was promoted to Sergeant and then on to OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After his promotion to 2nd Lieutenant, he became the full time Administrative Officer of the Battalion and soon was a Captain. He proudly served as a RedLeg until his transfer to the 30th Engineer Brigade, serving as Headquarters Company Commander.
Soon, he was at State Headquarters of the NC ARNG in Raleigh and served at State Headquarters most of his remaining career in various positions. His position as
State Training Officer is very notable because of the importance of all Military training in the State.
Bob returned during this time to Charlotte as Deputy Commander of the 30th Engineer Brigade and had multiple deployments to Italy and Turkey as part of the NATO mission.
Bob was a part of the Special Forces Association and was part of our RedLeg Group and we both loved the North Carolina National Guard Association.
Bob completed Command and Staff College, the Air War College and many more Military Schools.
He was recognized with the Legion of Merit, the NC Distinguished Service Medal, the US Meritorious Service Medal and many more.
He retired from the ARNG in 2001 and was admired by all personally and professionally.
I will miss him so much and my life was made richer by his being a part of it.
Carry On
Rock
Roscoe Lindsay, BG(R)
Honorary Commander 113th Field Artillery Regiment
15 December 2011
My friend, Bob Goss
Recently we all lost a dear friend---Bobby Goss. We may never realize just how good of a friend he was or the impact he had on our life by the life he lived and by the example he set. His smile alone instantly drew people to him. Making friends was the easiest thing in the world for Bob to do----took no effort at all.
Bob was blessed with the desire to be the best that he could be as a person, a son, a husband, a father, grandfather, a soldier and most of all, a friend. If he ever said an unkind word about anyone they either deserved it or they did not understand what he was saying.
AS A SOLDIER: One of his greatest goals was to have a successful military career, dedicating his life to full time military duty. He loved the military with a passion. All of his Superiors knew that when he was given a project to accomplish they would never have to follow up to insure the job was done or was done right. He was a great decision maker.
AS A HUSBAND: There was never a doubt about his great love for Dottie. Dottie, being a loving wife, was the target of all his teasing and various pranks (no doubt she actually loved the attention). She took it in stride and always with a smile.
AS A FATHER: I feel I was very blessed to have known his Son, Dale for many years before his untimely death. Dale was an inspiration to me as I got to know him better. He was my mechanic, and the best around! Each and every time I saw or talked with him the last thing he would ask me was "how is Mrs. Collins doing"? Never would he forget to ask. He would ride his Harley Davidson down to my home for a visit where we would talk about the bikes or just talk in general. Bob Goss had to be proud of Dale for the courageous fight he fought for so many years with the many health issues. Bob had to be proud that Dale always referred to Bob as "his Dad" and how proud he was of his Dad.
AS A FRIEND: I am not sure I can find all the words needed to do justice to commenting on Bob as a friend. Space will not allow me to go into all the detail needed. He was one of my very best friends for so many years. I am sure there will be few people who come into my life that will have the impact Bob had.
It is said that "a man's ego should never be larger than his brain". There is no truer statement! In the case of Bob Goss, he had confidence in all he did. Never an ego problem in the least.
A truer friend than Bob cannot be found.
LTC Robert A Collins (retired)
