It was an honor to know and work with Mack. May he rest in the Lord, forever.

Praying for Admiral Gaston family May God take you thru this sad lost thank you Admiral for serving our Country for people’s of United state.

May your father rest in peace and may you find comfort in your fondest memories with him.

RIP admiral, Fair winds and following seas, condolences and prayers for the family.

I was stationed at Great Lakes and had the honor of receiving one of those "bone-crushing" handshakes. A great man and Naval Officer; rest easy Sir, we have the watch. God Bless to you and your family during this time.

RIP

Your Service and Sacrifice; to our Great Nation will never be forgotten...

My Condolences to all his family members, and friends. May his soul Rest In Heavenly Peace.

Always loved, never forgotten and forever missed.

Thank you RADM for being a true pioneer. Your guidance and leadership allows the current NNOA and USN members to strongly move forward.

Condolences to the family and friends of Rear Admiral Gaston. He obviously was an exceptional man and had a stellar Navy career.

Fair Winds and Following Seas. Hand salute sir!!! Navy Strong!

Thank you for you service. You may stand down now, the watch is covered.

My very first ship, USS Josephus Daniels CG-27, Admiral Gaston was the commanding officer. Admiral Gaston would always challenge me when he’d see me on the ship. His handshakes were one of a kind. If you didn’t get a good grip on him…forget it he had you and you felt it. I remember Admiral Gaston assembling the crew on the flight deck before we pulled into a port and at the end he always said these words that I still remember to this day about drinking. If you know your limit drink one less, if you don’t know your limit drink two less, if you don’t drink don’t start!

Fair winds and following seas Admiral.