01/13/2026
Say hello to Lee Gotwals!
“My name is Leland Gotwals, but everyone calls me Lee. I am a longtime California resident, born and raised in Burbank, and have lived in Ventura at the beach for over forty years.
“Our family of five, my wife of fifty-three years and our three sons, lived in Japan in the late 70’s and Alaska in the mid 80’s before coming back to call California home.
“My job at Lockheed as an electronic technician, working on airplanes, gave me the opportunity working with SOHIO in Anchorage and some cold winters working on the North Slope.
“Our family has always loved road trips, camping, and outdoor activities, so Alaska was a great spot to call home for four years. But it sure was nice to come home to California where a vacant beach lot in Ventura was waiting for me to build my dream house.
“Architecture and woodworking projects with my dad were always a hobby, until I got the drafting table out and got to design our house in Ventura. The family and I have always loved Ventura, and in the new beach house we had so many fun memories on our small lane with the neighbors. After my wife and I retired, we explored the US and Canada in our motorhome, and went on many cruises with friends and had some wonderful years together until she passed in 2021.
“You will see me walking my favorite girl “Patches” around the Townehouse property. I love watching the Dodgers, old westerns and action movies. I am addicted to chocolate chip cookies of any kind. I like a good happy hour drink, and I’m easygoing unless you take the last cookie! I enjoy connecting with new people and I look forward to meeting everyone.”
