I had the wonderful opportunity spend a day with John Gott when he hosted an all-day bus tour of "Mosby's Heritage" area of Fauquier County. He could rattle off names, dates, events, history, etc., like he was telling you his name. What a genius of local history and lore. I regret I never made it back to the Historical Society in Marshall to spend some time on a Wednesday with him when he would be there. He will be missed by all of us with roots in Fauquier County. Our link to the past is no more. Sadly, we must carry on without his sage help and advise. God bless those he left behind. Estelle