SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23106432D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

123 NE OfferedN February 9, 2023 Commending G.

––––––––––Agreed Tto Patrons––Norment,by Barker,the Bell,Senate, Boysko,February Chase,10, Cosgrove,2023 Deeds, DeSteph, Dunnavant, Edwards, R Favola,O Hackworth, Hanger, Hashmi, Howell, Marsden, McClellan, McDougle, Morrissey, Newman, Obenshain, Peake, Petersen, Pillion, Reeves, Rouse, Ruff, Saslaw, Stanley, Suetterlein and Vogel –––––––––– D WHEREAS, G.

Gilmer Minor III, chairman emeritus of Owens & Minor, Inc., and an accomplished leaderL inwas educationpresented who has admirably served his community and the CommonwealthOutstanding forVirginian manyAward years,Uin wasWHEREAS,2023; Gilmer Minor attended St.

Christopher'sand Schooland in Richmond, where he was co-captainC of the football,Commonwealth basketball,for andmany baseballyears, teamsWHEREAS, hisGilmer seniorMinor year,attended receivingSt. all-metro honors in Each sport;

andChristopher's WHEREAS,School in 1963,Richmond, Gilmerwhere Minorhe graduatedwas fromco-captain VirginiaL Militaryof Institutethe (VMI)football, withbasketball, a D bachelor's degree and wentbaseball onteams tohis earnsenior ayear, master'sreceiving degreeall-metro inhonors 1966 in businesseach administrationspoEt; from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia;

andWHEREAS, in 1963, Gilmer Minor graduated from Virginia Military Institute (VMI) with a D bachelor's degree and went on to earn a master's degree in 1966 in business administration from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia;

and WHEREAS, Gilmer Minor joined Owens & Minor, Inc., a global health care logistics company S headquartered in Richmond, in 1963, serving in sales, operations, and management roles until heSwashe namedwas president1 andnamWHEREAS, Gilmer Minor continued to take on greater responsibility at Owens & Minor over the E years, becoming chief operatingexecutive officer in 1981;1984 and chairman of the board in 1994;

he then gradually R relinquished these responsibilities in the later part of his career, retiring as chairman and 1chief WHEREAS,executive Gilmerofficer Minorin continued2005, toand takecontinuing onas greaterthe responsibilitynon-executive atchairman until he was named chairman emeritus in 201WHEREAS, under Gilmer Minor's leadership, Owens & Minor overprovided thevital 3supply years,chain becomingservices chiefnationally executiveto officerhealth incare 1984providers, health care product manufacturers, and chairmanother ofentities, greatly supporting the boardhealth inand 1994;well-being of countless individuals;

heand thenWHEREAS, graduallyGilmer officerMinor ingave 2005,generously andof continuinghis astime theto non-executivevarious chairmancivic, untilprofessional, heeducational, wasas namedmember chairmanand emerituschair inxecutiveof 2013;the Virginia Business Higher Education Council;

andandher WHEREAS,Education underfor GilmerVirginia Minor'sand leadership,WHEREAS, Owensin &2010, Gilmer Minor providedwas vitalappointed supplyby chainGovernor servicesBob nationallyMcDonnell to healthserve careon providers,the healthGovernor's careCommission producton manufacturers,Higher andEducation otherReform, entities,Innovation, greatly supporting the health and well-beingInvestment; of countless individuals;

and WHEREAS, Gilmer Minor gave generously of his timeservice toin variouspresident civic, professional, educational, and charitable organizations, serving as chair of both the StateVMI CouncilBoard of HigherVisitors Education for Virginia and 33 as WHEREAS, in 2010, Gilmer Minor was appointed by Governor Bob McDonnell to serve on the 34VMI Governor'sFoundation; Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation, and Investment;

hisandher's serviceSchool in /Richmond 35and educationas alsoWHEREAS, includedin termsrecognition onof his professional and civic accomplishments, Gilmer Minor has been honored with numerous accolades and awards over the boardyears, ofincluding governorsthe Distinguished Service Award from the VMI Foundation in 2008, induction into the Junior Achievement of St.Central Virginia's Greater Negro College Fund in 1998;

Christopher's School in Richmond and as / 36 president of both the VMI Board of Visitors and the VMI Foundation;

and 37 WHEREAS, in recognition of his professional and civic accomplishments, Gilmer Minor has been honored with numerous accolades and awards over the years, including the Distinguished Service Award from the VMI Foundation in 2008, induction into the Junior Achievement of Central Virginia's Greater Negro College Fund in 1998;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentationcontributions to G.the Commonwealth.I as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's appreciation for his

Gilmer Minor III as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's appreciation for his contributions to the Commonwealth.