William R. Goss

MARSHFIELD - William Richard "Bill" Goss, 85, of Hollister Hill Road, friend, husband and father, died peacefully in his home on September 17, 2015.
Bill was born in New York City on October 4, 1929 and grew up in Jersey City, NJ. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1952. He was married to Mary Ann Webb, with whom he had 5 children, from 1952-1970. He remarried in 1977 and has been married to Susan Cohn-Goss for the past 38 years.
Bill studied at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, and at Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, OK. He received his pilot's license during this time then worked in the aircraft industry for many years, including long-term jobs at Sikorski Helicopters in Bridgeport, CT, and Agusta Aeronautics in Milan, Italy.
With his wife, Susan, Bill founded a successful media product company, Maxima Magnetics, in Hatboro, PA. He ran the company for 20 years, finally retiring and moving full-time to Marshfield, VT, where he served on the Schoolhouse Common Board of Directors. Bill was also a long-standing member of the Grouchy Old Men, an informal group of friends who met regularly to assist each other with building projects, but more importantly, to hang out and share irreverent views on life.
Bill loved Vermont and bought property and a home in 1981. It was truly the home of his heart. He made many friends, young and old. He was a hard worker, a good neighbor, and a lover of life. He could tell a great joke, explain the most technical concept in detail, and converse about abstract ideas with expansive consciousness.
He was well loved and will be sorely missed.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Cohn-Goss of Marshfield, VT; his son, Joel Goss of Garrison, NY; his daughter, Suzanne Goss of Langhorne, PA; his daughter, M'Lou Gillespie of Berlin, VT; and his son, Richard Goss of Franklin, IN.
He was predeceased by his youngest son, Austin Goss, in 1998.
A celebration of his life will be held at his home at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 3rd.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Bernie Sanders for President, PO Box 905, Burlington, VT 05402, as Bill would have it.