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Olympic volunteers look back: It just made us proud
Local residents recall their part in making 1996 games a success
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Bill Goss holds photos of his wife Becky volunteering in the 1996 Olympics held at the Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville. The Gosses helped park cars during the first week and also worked in the kitchen, monitored bathrooms and more. - photo by Erin O. Smith
From their farm in Oakwood, raising chickens and otherwise enjoying the country life, the idea of the world arriving at their backdoor seemed remote. But when it did in the summer of 1996, Becky and Bill Goss jumped at the chance to experience the Olympics. “You don’t ever forget it,” Bill Goss said.