January-February 2007, Vol. 73, No. 1

All in the Family

Births: Congratulations to…

John E. Coleman, structural engineer supervisor, Structure and Bridge Division, on the birth of a granddaughter, Maggie Katherine Coleman.
Amy Frye, Location and Design Section, and Ralph Frye, Traffic Engineering Section, Bristol District, on the birth of a son, Blain Allen.
Teresa Horner, fiscal assistant, Gloucester Area Headquarters, Saluda Residency, and husband, Gary, on the birth of a daughter, Anya Grace.
Ann S. LaFrancis, secretary senior, Structure and Bridge Division, on the birth of a grandson, Ryan Charles Otani.
Rob Monroe, media specialist III, Public Affairs Office, on the birth of a son, Duncan Rilee.

Retirements:

J. G. Abbott, administration and office specialist III, Northern Virginia District, 42 years of service.
Robert W. Adams Jr., equipment service repair technician I, Lynchburg District, 23 years of service.
Audrey F. Banks, administration and office specialist III, Staunton District, 27 years of service.
Michael F. Bellon, electronic technician II, Staunton District, 33 years of service.
Tommy L. Bennington, transportation operator II, Staunton District, 39 years of service.
William E. Biedler, transportation operator II, Culpeper District, 41 years of service.
George W. Boykin, architect-engineering manager II, Hampton Roads, 43 years of service.
Donnie L. Campbell, transportation operator II, Hampton Roads District, 30 years of service.
Mohammad Choudhury, engineering technician II, Northern Virginia District, 16 years of service.
Tak F. Chu, architect-engineer II, Northern Virginia District, 29 years of service.
Samuel H. Clem, engineering technician III, Staunton District, 33 years of service.
Lester C. Compton Jr., transportation operator II, Bristol District, 29 years of service.
Sharon W. Craig, administration and office specialist III, Staunton District, 43 years of service.
Fred C. Craft, transportation operations manager III, Salem District, 35 years of service.
James B. Diamond, architect-engineering manager II, Staunton District, 38 years of service.
Robert A. Dinges, transportation operations manager, Staunton District, 30 years of service.
Ralph H. Dovel, transportation operator II, Staunton District, 37 years of service.
Hank A. Drake, transportation operations manager II, Hampton Roads District, 33 years of service.
Otis T. Eanes Jr., security officer II, Hampton Roads District, 8 years of service.
Linwood A. Fields, transportation operator II, Hampton Roads District, 33 years of service.
Robert C. Foreback, transportation operator II, Northern Virginia District, 33 years of service.
Marshal P. Funk, transportation operations manager III, Bristol District, 36 years of service.
Jimmy W. Hall, administration and office specialist III, Bristol District, 29 years of service.
Thomas F. Harrell, engineering technician III, Hampton Roads, 43 years of service.
Otis I. Hinton, transportation operations manager II, Staunton District, 41 years of service.
Johnnie G. Holland, engineering technician III, Hampton Roads District, 18 years of service.
Roland W. Humphries, architect-engineering manager II, Hampton Roads District, 45 years of service.
George E. Jerrell, transportation operations manager I, Northern Virginia District, 38 years of service.
William E. Kelsh, general administration manager II, Virginia Transportation Research Council, 27 years of service.
G. B. Kinker, program administrative manager III, Central Office, 37 years of service.
Dina N. Kukreja, architect-engineer II, Central Office, 33 years of service.
R. J. Lester, transportation operator II, Bristol District, 41 years of service.
C. R. Mabe, trades technician II, Salem District, 37 years of service.
David L. McClain Sr., transportation operator II, Northern Virginia District, 17 years of service.
Thomas H. Miles, transportation operator II, Lynchburg District, 30 years of service.
Gary H. Miller, transportation operator II, Bristol District, 33 years of service.
Lawrence Mullins, superintendent, Coeburn Area Headquarters, Bristol District, 39 years of service.
Walter E. Monroe, transportation operator II, Culpeper District, 10 years of service.
Michael S. North, transportation operator II, Northern Virginia District, 32 years of service.
Gilbert M. Norton, engineering technician II, Northern Virginia District, 16 years of service.
Howard Payne, transportation operations manager II, Bristol District, 22 years of service.
Jesse R. Phillips, transportation operations manager I, Hampton Roads District, 41 years of service.
Steve L. Phillips, transportation operator II, Bristol District, 29 years of service.
Billy F. Potter, transportation operator II, Staunton District, 28 years of service.
W. T. "Tom" Ramey, general administration manager III, Lynchburg District, 42 years of service.
Andrew J. Reynolds, transportation operator II, Hampton Roads, 31 years of service.
John A. Rollison III, deputy commissioner, 21 years of service.
Gerald W. Sears, general administration manager II, Central Office, 44 years of service.
William H. Settle Jr., transportation operator II, Northern Virginia District, 34 years of service.
James H. Shreaves, transportation operations manager I, Hampton Roads District, 33 years of service.
Lynda J. South, public relations and marketing manager IV, Central Office, 22 years of service.
James H. Strickler, general administration manager I, Central Office, 42 years of service.
Joseph J. Tamaska, engineering technician III, Salem District, 18 years of service.
Herbert L. Toon, transportation operator II, Bristol District, 32 years of service.
William C. Viney, transportation operator II, Bristol District, 21 years of service.
Donnie H. Warren, policy and planning specialist II, Central Office, 42 years of service.
John N. Webb Sr., land acquisition and property management agent III, Northern Virginia District, 40 years of service.
Donald H. Wells Sr., program administration manager III, Central Office, 40 years of service.
Cynthia B. Winslow, engineering technician III, Hampton Roads District, 36 years of service.
Rufus B. Witt Jr., transportation operator II, Salem District, 31 years of service.
Alice M. Woodcock, administrative and office specialist, Lynchburg District, 31 years of service.
James E. Zimmerman, equipment service repair technician I, Salem District, 32 years of service.

Obituaries:

Editor's Note: If you have a death in your work unit, or if you know of the death of a retiree, please notify the Bulletin editor. We particularly need to know about retirees' deaths because we are not notified of them by the retirement system. E-mail notices to the editor at Chuck.Armstrong@VDOT.Virginia.gov or write to The Editor, The Bulletin, Public Affairs Office, VDOT, 1401 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219.

Arnold L. Alley, 62, transportation operator II, Tazewell Residency, died Nov. 20 with 22 years of service.
Loyd Bradner, 94, equipment operator A, Chatham Residency, died Jan. 26; retired in 1977 with 25 years of service.
Peter P. Constanzer, 50, architect-engineer I, Environmental Division, died Nov. 25 with 29 years of service.
Donald W. Cox, 78, maintenance superintendent A, Christiansburg Residency, died Jan. 10; retired in 1990 with 39 years of service.
Rueben Burke, 85, sign fabricator, Culpeper District, died Oct. 24; retired in 1983 with 17 years of service.
Kinh Huu Do, 80, engineering technician C, Location and Design Division, died Oct. 5;l retired in 1986 with 10 years of service.
Chester O. Finney, 54, transportation operator II, Chatham Residency, died Sept. 22 with 30 years of service.
Ralph L. Funk, 51, administrative-office specialist III, died Sept. 10 with 29 years of service.
Gary L. Gammon Sr., 67, telecommunications operations manager, Central Office, died Dec. 12 with 14 years of service.
Daniel H. “Pat” Gaulden Jr., 83, Lynchburg District administrator, died Oct. 23; retired in 1983 with 34 years of service.
Lonnie R. Hundley, 61, engineering tech. IV, Salem District, died Aug. 4; retired in 1999 with 33 years of service.
Dandridge P. Hurdle, 88, highway inspector B, Salem Residency, died Dec. 27; retired in 1980 with 34 years of service.
Frank T. Jenkins, 75, electrical foreman, Northern Virginia District, died Aug. 7; retired in 1991 with 35 years of service.
Morriss E. Keesee, 82, office services assistant, Chatham Residency, died Jan. 29; retired in 1987 with 39 years of service.
William E. Lloyd, 57, equipment operator A, Amherst Residency, died Oct. 18; retired in 1996 with 22 years of service.
Duvock W. Massie, 83, equipment operator B, Bedford Residency, died Dec. 14; retired in 1985 with 22 years of service.
Gerald K. Miller, 70, equipment operator, Harrisonburg Residency, died Dec. 1; retired in 2000 with 21 years of service.
James R. Miller, 85, state highway equipment engineer, died Jan. 29; retired in 1984 with 37 years of service.
Arnold H. Mizer, 98, equipment operator, Verona Residency, died Dec. 8; retired in 1974 with 45 years of service.
John W. Piggott, 65, welder, Williamsburg Residency, died Nov. 11; retired in 2002 with 32 years of service.
Joseph G. Ripley, 77, director of planning and programming, died Nov. 10; retired in 1991 with 41 years of service.
Donald W. Rodgers, transportation operations manager I, Staunton District, died Sept. 20 with 21 years of service.
W. T. “Tom” Ramey, 65, Lynchburg District administrator, died Nov. 15; retired in 2006 with 42 years of service.
Edwin Corbitt Reid, 82, information officer B, Central Office, died Jan. 17; retired in 1986 with 18 years of service.
Otis F. Runion, 82, construction inspector, Harrisonburg Residency, died Dec. 28; retired in 1986 with 21 years of service.
James H. Simmons, 92, maintenance superintendent B, Hillsville Residency, died Nov. 24; retired in 1977 with 30 years of service.
Carlton A. Townsend, 62, transportation operator II, Petersburg Residency, died Nov. 26 with 4 years of service.
Frank A. Torrence, 80, maintenance manager, Appomattox Residency, died Oct. 19; retired in 1991 with 40 years of service.
Ivory L. Wern, 37, engineering tech. III, Amherst Residency, died Sept. 23 with 7 years of service.
Albert V. White, 80, equipment operator A, Martinsville Residency, died Nov. 7; retired in 1991 with 17 years of service.
William W. White, 94, highway foreman, Amherst Residency, died Oct. 25; retired in 1974 with 38 years of service.

Earlier deaths recently reported to us:

George H. Brown Jr., 59, equipment operator A, Amherst Residency, died May 29, 2006; retired in 1993 with 7 years of service.
Bobby W. Fitzgerald, 64, surveyor, Staunton District, died June 16, 2006; retired in 1986 with 23 years of service.
James C. Shelton, 66, mechanic, Dublin shop, died March 11, 2006; retired in 1992 with 22 years of service.

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