BLACKSBURG, Va., March 26 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
In 2023, after nearly four decades of working in various military capacities, Timothy Williams '84 finally hung up his boots, transitioned to civilian clothes, and readied himself for a long, well-earned retirement.
That retirement lasted about as long as one of his Army National Guard drill weekends.
Less than 60 days after retiring, Williams went back to work as an advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and he hasn't stopped working since. Today, he serves as the secretary of veterans and defense affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia, accepting the position after Gov. Abigail Spanberger tapped him for the r...