“Wishing You the Very Best , All Your Friends at Richmond Ford Lincoln”

Ron Kody
President
Richmond Ford Lincoln

 

 

 

 

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Thomas,

Please know that it has been my great pleasure to have had the opportunity to work with you in the community! Your smile, sense  of humor and dedication to all of the worthy causes we championed will be missed. I do know that you are not one to sit still, so trust me when I say I will still be calling on you. In the meantime…enjoy some down time cruising in that Mustang!

Sincerely,

Claudia E. Wall
Director of Community Relations/Student & Community Services
Virginia Union University

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I would like to take a moment to express my thoughts of Mr. Thomas Victory. I just want to say what an honor it has been to have known you these past 5 years as a member of your car club, the Victory 7 Mustang Club.   I would like to wish you my most sincere congratulations and I hope you enjoy all the wonderful things retirement has to offer!

Thank you for your time!

Melody Jones
Accounts Payable
McKesson Medical-Surgical

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Congratulations to Mr. Thomas Victory on your retirement!

You have tirelessly served this community with dedication and sincerity for over 30 years.  You have been committed to finding solutions, whenever there has been a need and I thank you for your service.

Bernadette L. Mitchell
Director of Finance
Friends Association

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Dear Mr. Victory,

Congratulations on your Retirement. Enjoy it! Think of it as one long weekend.

Delores Lee
Library Specialist
College of William & Mary

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To Mr. Victory:

It isn’t often you get to meet a person who has such a good heart and always a kind word  to say.  You have been such a wonderful friend and it has been a very delightful experience working with you.  I cannot thank you enough for your sincerity and vibrant positivity.  You are truly a jewel!!

Kimberly Kyle
Former Board Member of The Urban League of Greater Richmond

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Victory,

What a partner you have been!  Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and dedication to seeing things through.  Best wishes as you move on to the next stage in your life journey!

Scott Byer
Corporate Sales Manager
Richmond International Raceway

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Vic,

We have worked together for 30 plus years, it has been a pleasure.  May new blessings, peace, good health and prosperity be yours always.

Deborah Cheatham
Foster Care Social Worker
City of Richmond DSS

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Mr. Victory is the Urban League!  As you move into a future bright with possibility…best wishes go with you.  You have left your indelible mark, and I will miss your professional expertise and your friendship.  Trust what you know, have faith where you go and keep smiling.

Linda Haskins
Government Relations
Dominion Resources

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Mr. Victory,

It has been a pleasure working with you as a member of the EEO Symposium Planning Committee.  Your commitment to the mission of the Urban League of Greater Richmond is truly an inspiration and is only surpassed by your generous and caring nature.  The League has been very fortunate to have you at the helm.  Congratulations on your retirement. I wish you nothing but the best as you enter into this next phase of your life.

Your biggest fan,

Alice Miller
Human Resource Analyst
Virginia Employment Commission

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Congratulations on your retirement Mr. Victory. For many of us your career has been a model to follow. Your commitment to improving the lives of others has truly made a difference.  May you retire knowing that you have made remarkable contributions and have touched the lives of those in your community in immeasurable ways. Best wishes to you.

The Harris Family & Universal Ford

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I was on the UL Board for 7 years in the late 90s into the early 2000s when Margo Clark was President.  When I’d walk into the League for our board meeting, I remember that Thomas always had a smile on his face, as if he couldn’t help it.  Friendly and the proper gentleman.  He was great at his job. And boy did his face light up when Mustang was mentioned.  It was a pleasure working with him and an even greater pleasure getting to know him.  Congratulations on your retirement.  I’m sending all best wishes!

Virginia M. Board
Managing Director – Community Affairs
President – The Dominion Foundation

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On behalf of Imani Community Development Corporation and Imani Mews Apartments and Retail we would like to congratulate Mr. Victory for his years of service to the community.  Mr. Victory has brought his heart and helping hands to the community by way of feeding the hungry, employing the unemployed or underemployed, and through the Urban League countless other services provided to the business and general public.  We wish him well and look forward to supporting other projects we are certain he will be a part of.

Best Regards,

Sonji Rollins Tucker
Executive Director
Imani Intergenerational Community Development Corporation

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I would like to extend a very warm congratulations to Mr. Victory on his retirement from the Urban League. We began our partnership/relationship back in 1999 under the then president, Margo Clarke. Mr. Victory was then Associate Director of the league when we began working together on diabetes and cholesterol screenings to low income families. He has been a very staunch advocate of Optima Family Care helping drive the message of “We Improve Health Everyday” to the community. Mr. Victory has been a member of the Optima Family Care Advisory Board for 12 years and we hope he continues to be a partner and friend of Optima Family Care. Congratulations and many well wishes to our friend and partner.

Donald Barrow
Manager
Sentara

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We met Thomas by pure luck. Our daughter attended VCU and stayed in the Richmond area after graduation.  We live in South Boston, Virginia two hours south of Richmond.  My wife and I love Mustangs and while visiting our daughter we happened to be riding beside a yellow mustang with the Victory7 sticker in the window. Well, we researched and found out that the club was located in the Richmond area and found a number for Vic. Vic and the club welcomed us with open arms.  Thomas and Jackie even drove the two hours to the home-going of my father and to help us celebrate Brenda’s 50th birthday. We still try to make it to as many functions as we can and we will always be the out of town Victory7 members.  Much luck to Thomas on his retirement and much patience to Jackie.   We love you much and may God continue to bless you.

Vennie and Brenda Whitlock
Victory7 Club Members

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Mr. Victory, I would like to take this time to congratulate you on your 33 years with the Urban League of Greater Richmond.  Not too many people know your history as I do.  You have endured some trials and tribulations.  You had a number of hurdles and mountains to overcome but you made it.  We the family are so proud of your accomplishments down through the years.   Enjoy your well deserved retirement.  Spoil Jackie, enjoy spending time with your grandson, give your sons the Mustang and buy that Chevy for your retirement car.

“CONGRATULATION’S ON A JOB WELL DONE”

Rev. Hashmel C. Turner Jr.,
Overseer for Divine One Ministries Inc.

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Congratulations Thomas, the Urban League movement is losing a loyal and dedicated servant leader. You kept the Richmond Urban League alive through many challenging times, giving of your time, talents, and treasures in so many ways.  I have enjoyed over 10 years of having you as a colleague and friend, I wish you continued success in your next endeavor.

Warmest regards,

Lavern Chatman-Brown
Former President & CEO, Northern Virginia Urban League

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Congratulations and God Blessings on your retirement to a wonderful community leader

Otto & Gloria Watford and Family

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Mr. Victory, you will be truly missed as the face of the Urban League of Greater Richmond.  A genuine leader, mentor, and friend who has greeted individuals and welcomed volunteers to the family of the Urban League of Greater Richmond for decades.  I would like to express best wishes to you, Mr. Victory on all your future endeavors.  Thank you for sharing your time, wisdom, and knowledge of the business world with myself and other students.

Sincerely,

Tasha Wright/Intern
Bryant & Stratton College

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Mr. Victory!  I truly want to thank you for being such a generous dedicated heart towards everyone’s needs in the community, especially toward the displaced persons while the Urban League was on Grace Street in the Greater Richmond Metropolitan area.  As my boss & friend, I do sincerely thank you for your generosity, words of wisdom, thoughtfulness, and thinking highly of me to succeed!  Congratulations and God bless your retirement from the League!  You are going to be missed greatly!
Thank you!

Mrs. Donna Clayton
Volunteer Web Master & former staff Outreach Counselor
Urban League of Greater Richmond

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Mr. Victory, you have been an excellent role model and mentor for numerous students throughout your career and although you are retiring, your work is never done.  You are simply closing one chapter and opening another one.  I am so proud of the accomplishments you have made and the contributions you have made to our city.  The Urban League will miss your presence greatly.  However as we all know, you will continue to have a profound impact in any future endeavors. Thank you for being such a wonderful mentor and role model. You have taught me how to be a true social worker. Thank you for all that you have done and all that you
continue to accomplish.

 

Much love,

Jessee Curtin
Student Intern
Urban League of Greater Richmond

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Congratulations on 33 years of continued great service.  You truly deserve the success and with your diligent efforts, you are sure to earn more.  Congratulations on this wonderful occasion.

 

Darryl Ricks
Commonwealth Movers, Inc.

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Mr. Victory offered the community a dedicated community leader for more than three decades. In the past 5 years, I have known a humbled and selfless public servant. I spoke with Mr. Victory nearly a year ago, shortly after I became President of Urban League of Greater Richmond Young Professionals (auxiliary of Urban League). I expressed to Mr. Victory my passion, enthusiasm and anxiety in taking on such a gargantuan role. Calm and charismatic as always, he simply said “You will do fine.  I am so proud of my YPs.”  I have expressed both privately & publically how honored I am to stand in the shadows of greatness. Thank you for your support to Urban League, the community and me.

Mr. Victory, your story is still being written. As I sketch the notes of my life, you and Urban League have impacted me in immeasurable ways. In absolute gratitude, you were my CEO and now Friend.

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ? Mahatma Gandhi

Yours in the Movement,
Shemicia L. Bowen
President, Urban League of Greater Richmond Young Professionals

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Congratulations on your retirement! The Richmond community will never have such a caring and compassionate leader as they’ve had in Mr. Thomas Victory. Thank you for all that you have taught me during my internship at the ULGR. I wish you and your wife many happy retirement years.

Nicole Payne
High School Presenter
Bryant & Stratton College

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Over the past year, I have learned what it truly means to be a social worker under Mr. Victory. His work does not just come from his brain, but from his heart. I have never met another individual who has dedicated as much of his life to serving the greater good and surrounding communities as Mr. Victory. Under his direction, we have seen the Urban League strengthen its stability and capabilities of working towards equalizing social and economic conditions in Richmond. Above all else, Mr. Victory has taught me to stay true to my heart, to see the strength of every person, and to focus on a positive environment. I want to thank him for all that he has done for me, for Virginia, and to remind him that he will always be a part of my family.

Vicki Yeroian
Founder, Social Justice Alliance at VCU
Political Action Committee Chair, RVANOW
Statewide Director of Lobbying, VA-NOW

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Congratulations to Mr. Victory on many years of superior service and much success in your future endeavors.

Sincerely,

Jerry N. Hill

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Victory,

Congratulations and all the best on your retirement!  Now it’s the perfect time to take pleasure on everything you have worked for so many years (33 years).  Enjoy it because you earned it. Enjoy your new retirement life.  God bless!

Love,

Mary Byrd

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Congratulations Mr. Victory For Your 33 Years Of Services

You will remain an “Icon” to me. Working with you here at D19 Community Services Board was a blessing. I have been her for 34 years and working with you for my first year here, I can go straight down memory lane.

You always were pleasant to work with. Always wore a genuine smile. You always put family first and spoke of your wife often. Would always say that you, “Wanted a son and that you would buy him an electric train.” LOL
Yes, I also remember you having “Besty” the mustang!

I wish you the best in your new horizon, I am quit sure after wearing so many hats that your shoes are going to be hard to fill. Stay strong and I wish you good health, knowledge, wisdom, understanding, and peace within. If I have left out something, I wish that for you also.

My Prayers Follow You,

Brenda S. Spratley
Reimbursement/Support Manager
District 19 Community Services Board

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Hey Vic:
We are so happy that you will finally get to really enjoy this relaxing time in life. To be free to do whatever you want is truly a blessing after giving so much of yourself to the Urban League. Congratulations and best wishes for a wonderful retirement Vic!

Roland and Robbin Lovelace

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You are sincerely wished a long life of retirement after your many years of service to the Richmond Urban League and others. Enjoy your family, your friends and your activities as you have truly earned right. I hope that Jackie can put up with having you around, all the time, but knowing you, you’ll find many activities to occupy your time. Congrats!!!!

Milton Long
Alumni of Virginia State
Member of Party Phi Party
Charlotte Area Manager
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation

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It has truly been my pleasure to work with him these past years.  Lowe’s will always be thankful to Thomas and the Urban League for giving us the opportunity to come and speak about employment opportunities at our Company.

Thanks,
Jeff Satterwhite
HR Manager #113
Lowe’s

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To my dear friend,

We have worked and served with many civil rights, civic and community organizations throughout Virginia and the struggle continues. I salute you for your dedication and commitment.  You have left your footprint to be remembered.  God’s blessings to you.

Sylvia C. Wood
Community Activist

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This is the moment in your life were you can start all those things that you have avoided due to the work. Therefore, this is not the end of the road for you, but the beginning of a long journey
Today we take the opportunity to wish you well, to thank you for showing us the art of perseverance and optimism.   We had the opportunity to work with someone who had love and passion for our  community.

We wish you the best of health as you enjoy life and seek new challenges

“your”EEO Day Planning Committee

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I would like to congratulate Mr. Thomas Victory on his retirement.  I remember meeting him a few years ago covering one of the fundraisers the Urban League was sponsoring and we hit it off right off the bat.  Mr. Victory was always approachable and always had an ear for some great advice when ever I came to him.  I found him very genuine and a lover of his yellow sports car.  It’s hard to find people like that who have a successful career and have nothing else to prove but genuinely nice.  I’m sure he’s due for a long vacation working tirelessly for the Urban League and making it the success it is today.  He’ll be missed terribly but I’m also sure he will make himself available if and when he’s called upon for his advice.  Enjoy your retirement and God bless, thank you for your friendship.

Sincerely,
Antoinette Essa