1. Roxane Gatling Gilmore was an American educator, professor and academic.
16 Facts About Roxane Gilmore
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Roxane Gilmore served as First Lady of Virginia from 1998 to 2002 as the wife of Governor Jim Gilmore and oversaw the restoration of Virginia Governor's Mansion, the longest continually occupied governor's residence in the United States.
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Roxane Gilmore's father, George Gatling, was a Virginia highway department road inspector and a descendent of Richard Jordan Gatling, the inventor the Gatling gun.
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Roxane Gilmore graduated from Suffolk High School in 1972 after the cancer went into remission.
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Roxane Gilmore enrolled at the University of Virginia, where she pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, classics, and anthropology.
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In 1978, Roxane Gilmore received her Master of Arts in ancient history, from the University of Virginia.
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Rozanne Roxane Gilmore forayed into politics, but ultimately foccused on her teaching career.
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Roxane Gilmore then worked as a Latin teacher at public high schools in Chesterfield and Henrico counties before returning to Randolph-Macon.
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Roxane Gilmore worked with the Virginia Department of Education to create an online database of educational resources for students, teachers, businesses, and parents.
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The mansion, built in 1813, was in need of repairs and restoration work when Governor Roxane Gilmore took office in 1998.
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Roxane Gilmore researched and toured dozens of homes across Virginia and the South to gather ideas that could be used in the renovations, including Monticello, Kenmore, Wickham House, and the John Marshall House in Richmond, Virginia.
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In 2012, Roxane Gilmore published a book, "Restoring the Virginia Governor's House," describing her efforts to restore the mansion.
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Additionally, as first lady, Roxane Gilmore worked with the Jamestown Foundation and its excavations of colonial Jamestown, Virginia.
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Roxane Gilmore collaborated with the Virginia Tourism Corporation to promotion the state's cultural and recreational attractions.
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Roxane Gilmore died following a lengthy illness on August 7,2024, at the age of 70, just one day after her 47th wedding anniversary.
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Roxane Gilmore is buried in Henrico County on August 17,2024.