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Oh State Assoc. County Veterans Service Officers
OSACVSO (OHIO STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS)
Those that have served as President(s) Of the Ohio State Association of County Veterans Service Officers (State of Ohio). OSACVSO
1946 Arthur P. Smith, 1947 Maurice W. Taylor, 1948 Maurice W. Taylor, 49-50 Roby Houser, Butler Co., 50-51 Roby Houser, Butler Co., 51-52 James M. Griffin - Clermont Co., 52-53 James M. Griffin, Clermont Co., 53-54 Russ Thorp (Russell Tharp, Licking Co. or Earl J. Teeter (Summit Co.), 54-55 James Griffith - Clermont co., 55-56 John Murphy, 56-57 Jeremiah Harris, Cuyahoga Co. * Ottawa Co.?, 57-58 Jeremiah Harris (Cuyahoga Co. & Ottawa Co., 58-59 John Murphy, 59-60 Vaughn Collins., 60-61 Nick Angle Richland Co., 61-62 Nick Angle, Richland Co., 62-63 Charles Franks, Wayne Co., 63-64 Reinhardt Ausmus - Erie Co., 64-65 Gilbert Steinke, Miami Co., 65-66 Phillip Burkhardt - Butler Co., 66-67 Robert Munter, Stark Co., 67-68 Donald Locke, Lake Co., 68-69 Donald Limbacher, Tuscarawa Co., 69-70 Russell Thorp, Licking Co., 70-71 Joseph Reed, Columbina Co., 71-72 Charles Gaskill, Ross Co., 72-73 Thomas Purdy, Holmes Co., 73-74 Wm. Seebohm, Hamilton Co, 74-75 Kenneth Cox, Portge Co., 75-76 Norman Hakes, Richland Co., 76-77 Richard Robbins, Sandusky Co., 77-78 Mark Watt, Tuscarawas Co., 78-79 Kenneth Deitrick, 79-80 John T. Tucker, 80-81 Theordore W. Wallace, Jr., Clark Co., 81-82 Luther Brendle, Richland Co., 82-83 Charles W. Myers.83-84 Fred Carey, Shelby Co., 84-85 Harold E. Kaufman, Auglaize Co., 85-86 Robert Dye, Trumbull Co., 86-87 Donald L. Morton,Sandusky Co., 87-88 Randy Elegeer, Williams Co., 88-89 Wm. Lapointe, Geauga Co., 89-90 Bob Dye, Trumbull Co., 90-91 Ann Sabecki, Lucas Co., 91-92 Chuck Craig, Wayne Co., 92-93 Denver Combs, Montgomery Co., 93-94 Tom Risch, Mercer Co.,94-96 Bob Park, Portage Co., 95-96 Doug LeValley, Clark Co., 96-97 Doug LeValley, Clark Co., 97-98 Danny Sissel, Scioto Co.,98-99 Dick Carlisle, Huron Co., 90-00 Ed Mascio, Jefferson Co.,00-01 Mary E. Hanna, Wood Co., 01-02 Richard Sticken, Butler Co., 02-03 Richland Sticklen, Butler Co., (resigned) & Lance Woodward, Clermont Co. (replaced), 2003-2004 Lance Woodward, Clermont Co., 2004-2005 Lance Woodward, Clermont Co.(resigned) Jonathan R. Warmeling, Lake Co. assumed presidency (2 4 05). Jonathan R. Warmeling, Lake Co. 2005-2006.
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Training Schedule for 2006 - OSACVSO
February 24, 2006 Quarterly Meeting Columbus
April 3,4,5,6, 2006 New SO School -Columbus
May 17,18,19,2006 Spring School Cleveland Crowne Plaza
July 21,2006 Quarterly Meeting Columbus
August 14, 15, 16, 17, 2006 New Service Officer School Columbus
September 6, 7, 8, 2006 Fall School, Columbus
TBA OVH Quarterly Meeting
TBA Last Chance Training (GOVA)
All Columbus dates are scheduled at the Marriott North except for "last
chance" training which is at Vet Memorial.
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2006 Year
OSACVSO current President Jonathan R. Warmeling - Lake Co. Ohio - 440 350-2567 - jwarmeling@lakecountyohio.org
1st Vice President - Jim McAuliffe Seneca
2nd. Vice President - Dave Brooks - Holmes Co.
Secretary - Gloria Woodard - Franklin
Treasurer - Larry Watson - Wayne
GOVA - small counties - Jane Roland- Ashland
GOVA - medium counties - Bob Park - Portage
GOVA- large counties - Jack Twohig - Mahoning
NACVSO-Delegate - Dennis Bahnsen - Ottawa
Education - Mickey Volkmann - Fulton Co.
Registration - Schelley Fugate - Jefferson
Const. & Bylaws - Bob Park - Portage
Trip/MAP-D - Ed Ball -
Time & Place - George Baker Summit)
Activities - Jim Younkin - Lorain
Audit - J. Mike Seidner - Columbiana
Historian - Bill Bessinger - Crawford Co.
Sgt at Arms - Dave Brooks - Holmes Co.
(Asst. Sgt(s) Bill Bessinger-Crawford, Michele L. Pemberton-Geauga6********************************************************************
Purpose: OSACVSO - The Purpose of the association shall be:
A. To provide County Veterans Service Officers opportunities to exchange ideas, procedures and theories pertaining to veterans' benefits.
B. To enhance the skills and knowledge of County Veterans Service Officers by providing specific in-service educational programs;
C. To increase the public awareness of the services provided by Ohio's County Veterans Service Officers;
D. To form mutually beneficial alliances with the Ohio Governor's Office of Veterans' Affairs (GOVA), the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, and all other congressionally chartered veterans service organizations;
E. To represent and speak for Ohio's County Veterans Service Officer on matters of state and national veterans' issues.
F. To assist and advise Service Officers and Veterans Service Commissions on county issues and request.
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History (1945 to 1971 (when written by J.F. Munnell, Crawford Co., VSO)- In the preparation of a history of the OSACVSO, it seems advisable to relate briefly the history of events leading up to the necessity of Counties employing Veterans Service Officers, and organizing these into an association. The purpose of the Association has not changed much over the years, and was created to exchange ideas, procedures and theories with respect to veterans benefits, the forming and scheduling of panels made up of persons well-versed in Veteran Affairs, thereby keeping abreast with the constant and continuing changes in laws benefiting veterans, Veterans Administration (now the Department of Veterans Affairs) regulations, etc., and to maintain a high standard of veterans services in the 88 counties of Ohio. In the early days of benefits made available to veterans of the State of Ohio, (the law making benefits available having been enacted on May 19th., 1886), one-tenth of one mill County Tax funds were set aside in each county for the relief of indigent Union Soldiers, Sailors and Marines. The administration and distribution of these funds to eligible veterans or their dependents was by a County Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission. The earliest available records of such a commission functioning is Sept. 7, 1891.
In 1887, the law was was amended making available for such use three-tenths of one mill, and changing the eligibility by adding the words "Honorably discharged" Veterans, and in 1900, was further amended to include veterans of the Spanish American War.
In the codification of Ohio laws in 1910, this law was entirely re-written and made no reference to veterans of any particular war and the scope of the benefits available being made for indigent soldiers, sailors, marines and their dependents. This codification, either by design or oversight omitted the words "Honorably Discharged" veterans, and in the same re-writting, the amount of tax that might be levied was increased to five-tenths of one mill, where it has since remainded.
It must be noted how careful and precise legislators were in enacting these laws and amending them to insure that not only those who left their homes for the battlefield, but all those who might be legally classed as dependents, should share in the benefits made available by the State of Ohio. A perusal of subsequent legislation, Attorney General's opinion and judacial decisions indicates the same care and precision to be certain that no veteran or his dependents should suffer or go hungry.
In 1945, the enactment of Senate Bill Number 29 increased the membership of County Solders Relief Commissions from three to five, and also made possible the employment of County Veterans Service Officers. This became necessary because of the increased work-load in the Counties, and the definite need of an individual who could and would keep posted with regard to the many Federal benefits made available to Veterans by the enactment of "The Servicemen's Re-adjustment Act of 1944" or better known as the WWII GI Bill.
Since this time, each successive Congress has provided additional and improved benefits and the number of veterans eligible for these benefits, because of their service, have greatly increased. As the result of these, many additional benefits and the increased number of veterans eligible to receive these benefits, the work and responsibility of the County Veterans Service Officer have greatly increased, in assisting these veterans, their wives, widows, children, dependent parents and other dependents of eligible veterans in making application for and obtaining the rights and benefits, to which they may be entitled, under the Station of Ohio or Federal laws.
The role of the County Veterans Service Officer has rapidly became that of a highly "Specialized" profession, with the continuing changes made in regulation, new legislation and increasing benefits.
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By William E. Bessinger, OSACVSO Historian 2005, Crawford County Ohio Veteran Service Officer, 112 E. Mansfield St., Suite 95, Bucyrus, Ohio 44820 - 419-562-7761 - billb@crawford-co.org - last updated 23Nov.05 (any changes advise Bill Bessinger,VSO,Crawford Co..)
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Crawford Couny VSO
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