NAAA members and staff mourn the loss of Washington state’s Gavin Morse and express their sincere condolences and sympathies to his family and friends. Gavin was lost in an ag aviation accident in Adams County, Washington, on July 2. He was 38 years old at the time of his passing.
Gavin was born and grew up in the Spokane, Washington, area. He developed a lifelong passion for aviation at a young age. Gavin moved to the Columbia Basin when he became a student at Big Bend Community College, where he enrolled in their aviation program. It was there that he met his wife, Erin. Gavin flew his first paid flight as an agricultural aviator in 2007. He flew for a few ag operations before he and Erin began ownership of their own aerial application service, GEM Air Inc., in 2015.
A celebration of Gavin’s life will be held Saturday, July 16, at 2 p.m. PDT at the GEM Air Inc. hangar, located at 898 W. Lind-Warden Rd., Warden, WA 98857. There will be a catered dinner following the service. Please contact Anna Wells at (509) 398-5890 for more details, including those related to flying an aircraft to GEM Air and discounted hotel rates. Gavin’s service will also be streamed live on GEM Air’s Facebook page.
Gavin was a longtime member of the NAAA Board of Directors and former chair of its Communications Committee. He also served as president of the Association of Washington Aerial Applicators. Erin Morse, Gavin’s wife, GEM Air partner and NAAA board member from Washington and Awards Committee chair, survives Gavin with their two young daughters. To aid the family in their time of crisis and loss, the Gavin Morse Memorial Fund has been established for those wishing to make a donation. Gavin’s full obituary can be viewed here. Please keep Gavin’s family in your thoughts and prayers.
