10/02/2023
Granville County recently welcomed Donique LaMar as the new Veterans Services Technician (VST). LaMar will work under the direction of Veterans Services Officer (VS0) Albert “A.J.” Spiess to assist local Veterans and their families with navigating the complex processes to access Veterans resources at the state and federal level.
Originally from Columbus, Georgia, LaMar comes to Granville County with five years of service in the United States Marine Corps along with sixteen years of experience in various public sector fields including electrical system maintenance, logistics, and customer service. He joined the Marine Corps in September 2001, just days before September 11th and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom One and Operation Iraqi Freedom Two as Aviation Technician in Electronic Countermeasures. LaMar was deployed consecutively for more than twelve months during this time. LaMar spent most of his military career stationed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Onslow County, NC. He achieved the rank of Lance Corporal (LCPL) before leaving military service in 2006.
Since entering civilian life, LaMar has earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He currently resides in Butner and has a five-year old son.
“I am honored and privileged to serve the Veterans of Granville County as their new Veterans Services Technician,” said LaMar. “Serving and working with Veterans and their families has become my passion. I’m excited to work with VSO A.J. Spiess to continue to improve the critical services offered by the Veterans Services Office and make Granville County a top destination for Veterans to live. I know that my life experience, both successes and failures, has led me to this position where my life experience will enable me to help Veterans who have experienced similar moments in their life.”
The Granville County Veterans Services Office is located at 141 Williamsboro Street, Oxford with a satellite office at Creedmoor City Hall (111 Masonic Street, Creedmoor). The office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the Oxford location and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Creedmoor. To learn more about the services and programs offered, visit the Granville County website (https://www.granvillecounty.org/residents/veterans-services/) or call 919-693-1484.
