WILLIAM ANTHONY GORVET
WILLIAM A GORVET
19W/118
REMEMBRANCES
We Remember
The Vindicator article
Roses and Remembrances
by Sean Barron
The Vindicator
Youngstown, Ohio
9 November 2009
“We were as close as a brother and sister could be. I couldn’t ask for a better brother.”
That encapsulates much of how Rose Ann Belosic feels about her younger brother, William A. Gorvet, who was killed 40 years ago while serving in the Vietnam War.
Belosic and her husband, Donald, of Boardman, shared several memories and impressions of Gorvet, a Marine who lost his life in a mortar attack Aug. 26, 1969, at age 21.
Gorvet, a 1966 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, was one of 100 fallen comrades from Mahoning County who were honored during Sunday’s 18th annual Laying of the Roses ceremony in Central Square.
...Spending summer vacations as youngsters at Lake Milton is among the fond memories Belosic has of her brother, she explained. Their father had a boat on which the siblings had many enjoyable times, she recalled.
“The most fun we had was boating at Lake Milton,” Belosic said. “He was like a clown, diving off the dock into the lake.”
For a while, Gorvey worked at the General Motors Lordstown plant, and was engaged to be married in May 1970, she said, adding that he had many friends and loved children.
Donald Belosic’s recollections of his brother-in-law include racing on Market Street his 1963 Dodge against Gorvet’s 1952 Chevrolet, which was in keeping with Gorvet’s love of cars. The two, along with other family and friends, often gathered at the former Bob’s Big Boy restaurant in Boardman, he said.
Thank You Marine
As a Veteran, I say "JOB WELL DONE, MARINE"
As an American, "YOUR DEATH WAS NOT IN VAIN"
And as a Believer, "YOUR SPIRIT IS ALIVE--AND STRONG"
Again, thank you for your valiant and courageous service, faithful contribution, and most holy sacrifice, given to this great country of ours!
REST IN ETERNAL PEACE MY MARINE FRIEND