Mary Ann Wilhelm (Class of 2022)

Mary Wilhelm was one of the first CVSRA Administrators as the organization was growing exponentially. At the time her primary role as Assignor for all the non-scholastic leagues and tournaments in the area plus public middle schools was becoming more challenging by the season. She also was drafted as a soccer parent through the involvement of her children Ray, III, and Jessica as players. Fortunately for Mary her husband Ray and both her children became USSF certified referees to help mom fill holes every week. After Mary had taken over this responsibility, it was the first time that CVSRA began using assistant assignors to cover all the expanding demands for referees in the Central Virginia soccer community. I spent many hours with Mary sorting game cards after tournaments in those days so that referees could get paid. She and Ray retired to the River in Hatfield and enjoy much quieter and less stressful days away from soccer pitches there. Mary was welcomed back to Richmond with her daughter Jessica to be honored for the important part she played in the early development of CVSRA.