Happy Anniversary to Jean Ann and Bill Bolling

By Lynn R. Mitchell

Sending anniversary greetings to one of the nicest couples in politics — Jean Ann and Bill Bolling. Virginia is better because they shared a number of years in public service during their 36 years of marriage. The Lieutenant Governor wrote on Facebook:

“Jean Ann and I are celebrating our 36th wedding anniversary today. Life is much better when you find a partner to share it with, and I certainly made a wise choice when I asked Jean Ann to marry me. I’m just glad she said “yes.” We’ve had a great life together, and I look forward to spending many more years with the love of my life.”

Here’s wishing them all the best and another 36 years together!

Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell
January 2014

ICYMI: Photos from ‘Burgers with Bill’

By Lynn R. Mitchell

For 20 years, Bill Bolling — former Virginia Lieutenant Governor, state Senator, and Hanover County supervisor — has gathered with friends and supporters in June near the date of his birthday on the 15th for Burgers with Bill, a casual cookout fundraiser. This year was the 20th anniversary of that event and it was an invitation-only evening in Richmond, compliments of Bolling’s Mainstream Virginia Project. With temperatures soaring into the 90s, it was literally the hottest ticket in town with hundreds in attendance.

Photos # 6 – Burgers with Bill: Jean Ann and Bill Bolling

By Lynn R. Mitchell

“Burgers with Bill” was a huge success with hundreds of Republican donors, activists, and long-time volunteers enjoying an upbeat atmosphere with friends and allies they have worked with for years.

Jean Ann Bolling. (More photos after the fold.)

Photos #3 – Burgers with Bill: Mitt Romney

Husband, father, grandfather … Governor, Presidential candidate … mentor, friend, elder statesman, church member, entrepreneur, philanthropist. Mitt Romney has proven he was the leader America needed in times such as these. Tuesday he was in Richmond to advance the candidacy of Ed Gillespie, Virginia’s Republican U.S. Senatorial candidate, at the “Burgers for Bill.” He was asked over and over if would run for president again … he told the press no when they asked. Smiling, he patiently posed for countless photos

Ed Gillespie, Mitt Romney, and Bill Bolling addressed the crowd of more than 400 friends and allies.

(More photos after the fold.)

Photos #2 – Burgers with Bill … faces in the crowd

Two friends … Bob and Bill. The crowd sang “Happy Birthday” for these two whose birthdays were June 15. (In the background are Davis Rennolds, Charlie Judd, and others.) More photos after the fold….

Photos #1 – Burgers with Bill … Bolling, Romney, Gillespie, McDonnell joined by 400 guests

The 20th Annual “Burgers with Bill” was a highlight event Tuesday at Innsbrook on the western edges of Richmond with more than 400 friends and allies attending as guests of former Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling and his wife Jean Ann. The Bollings continued the event this year as an appreciation dinner for those who have traveled the journey with them through 22 years of elected office. The LG was joined by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ed Gillespie and Governor Mitt Romney who was the GOP U.S. Presidential nominee in 2012 and remains extremely popular with Republicans nationwide. (See Burgers with Bill tonight … hottest ticket in UVA headlining Bill Bolling, Mitt Romney, Ed Gillespie.)

“Mitt Romney. Go, Ed!”
Governor Romney signed the bus, a tradition with the Gillespie campaign at events throughout the Commonwealth. Others in the crowd signed, too, finding room among other familiar Republican signatures.

Governor Mitt Romney and Dr. Kurt Michael. (More photos after the fold.)