Beverly Rainbolt, in honor of the William M. Rainbolt Family, recently presented a $5000 donation to the Veterans Wall of Freedom. The Rainbolt Family is already a Freedom Sponsor, having previously donated $10,000 to the veterans’ monument.
Beverly Rainbolt stated, “We just wanted to do our part to honor veterans and could not think of a better way than helping with the Veterans Wall of Freedom.”
Beverly and her late husband, Bill, met while she was in high school and were married after he was discharged from the Navy. Together they have a long history with the Grand Terrace community. Both worked with Gordon Fields who developed, designed and sold the houses north of Barton Road. Many of the homes were sold to members of the Air Force stationed at Norton Air Force Base.
In the 1960s, Beverly and Bill, along with investors that were in the Air Force, developed the Azure Terrace Apartments and Trade Winds (now Vista Bonita) Apartments. They were also owners of the Azure Hills Country Club before it was sold to the Azure Hills Seventh Day Adventist Church. Beverly and Bill operated the Mediterranean Restaurant in San Bernardino for 35 years.
Beverly and Bill have also been actively involved with the Masons and the Scottish Rite Masons, as well as many other community and philanthropic organizations. They were married for 61 years when Bill Rainbolt passed away in 2007.
The Veterans Wall of Freedom was dedicated on Veterans Day 2016. This unique monument is designed to be an enduring reminder of the freedoms we enjoy daily because of the service and sacrifice of those that served in the United States military. The monument spells out the word FREEDOM in six-foot block letters with over 1600 granite plaque spaces for veterans covering the front of the letters. Thirteen stripes, seven in subdued red and six in white, lead to the monument.
According to Don Larkin, Chair of the Veterans Wall of Freedom committee, “So far, through the generosity of our sponsors and individuals, we have raised almost $250,000 for this noble project.” He added, “While the main part of the monument has been completed, we still need to raise $16,000 to complete the final improvements, such as the memorial columns and the POW/MIA table. The Rainbolt Family’s generosity brings us very close to our final objective.”
The Veterans Wall of Freedom is a committee of the Foundation of Grand Terrace. For more information about the Veterans Wall of Freedom including how to honor veterans by becoming a sponsor or honoring a veteran by reserving a plaque, please visit veteranswalloffreedom.org.