Bill Text: VA HR391 | 2023 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Beverly VanTull.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-23 - Bill text as passed House (HR391ER) [HR391 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-HR391-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Beverly VanTull, an honorable veteran of the United States Army Medical Service Corps, has greatly served female veterans in the Commonwealth since 2018 in her capacity as women veterans program manager for the Department of Veterans Services; and
WHEREAS, Beverly VanTull graduated from Howard University and earned her commission into the United States Army Medical Service Corps through the university's Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and
WHEREAS, Beverly VanTull served the country with honor and distinction from 1995 to 2013; she received various assignments between Germany and Texas and was deployed twice to Iraq for combat tours before retiring from the service as chief of patient administration at Kenner Army Health Clinic in Fort Lee; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of her service, Beverly VanTull's military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and Iraq Campaign Medal; and
WHEREAS, Beverly VanTull founded Freedom Vision Consulting, LLC, in 2014 with the goal of helping her clients develop innovative programs benefiting local veteran communities and families; and
WHEREAS, Beverly VanTull has supported veterans as a lifetime member of the Military Officers Association of America, Disabled American Veterans, and Women Veterans Interactive Foundation and generously volunteers her time at Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond and elsewhere with the American Red Cross and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and
WHEREAS, Beverly VanTull joined the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) in 2016 and assumed the position of women veterans program manager in the fall of 2018, becoming the first individual to hold this newly created position full time; and
WHEREAS, in her capacity as women veterans program manager, Beverly VanTull serves the diverse and unique needs of women veterans in the Commonwealth, connecting DVS with numerous veterans service organizations and nonprofits to establish programs assisting women veterans and their families; and
WHEREAS, Beverly VanTull has demonstrated unwavering dedication to the more than 100,000 women veterans now living in the Commonwealth, earning the esteem and praise of all Virginians; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Beverly VanTull hereby be commended for her service to the country and her efforts as women veterans program manager for the Department of Veterans Services; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Beverly VanTull as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth.
