Los Angeles [US], March 30 (ANI): Veteran actor Richard Gere paid a glowing tribute to his ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ co-star Louis Gossett Jr, who passed away at the age of 87, People reported. Gosset Jr played Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley, a drill instructor who served over Gere’s character Zack Mayo in the acclaimed 1982 film. The film won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, making him the first African American from Hollywood to win the coveted award in that category. According to a statement quoted by People, Gere remembered his costar as “a sweetheart” who “took his job very…