May-June 2007, Vol. 73, No. 3

All in the Family

Way to Go!

Two VDOTers placed among the top five competitors in the 2007 Ohio Invitational Roadeo truck competition May 15 in Toledo. E. Lester Wilson, repair technician, Williamsburg shop, captured third place. J. W. “Billy” Hayes, transportation operations manager II, Prince George Area Headquarters, took fourth place. Three cheers!

Births: Congratulations to…

Karl W. Larson, structural engineer senior, and his wife, Tracy, on the birth of their third daughter, Charlotte Paner.
R. Dean Minnix, survey manager, Norfolk Residency, on the birth of his first grandchild, Kaitlynn Nicole.
Jerry Ogden, engineering technician, Salem District, and his wife, Tasha, on the birth of a daughter, Navara Leighann.
Paula Peters, engineering technician II, Bristol District, on the birth of a grandson, Christopher Michael.

Retirements:

Samuel C. Anderson, transportation operations manager I, Salem District, 30 years of service
Ronald L. Aylor, transportation operator II, Culpeper District, 7 years of service
Thomas L. Barnes, transportation operations manager III, Northern Virginia District, 32 years of service
Debra G. Cale, transportation operations manager II, Hampton Roads District, 30 years of service
James R. Chinn, engineering technician III, Fredericksburg District, 45 years of service
Bessie M. Edwards, administrative and office specialist II, Central Office, 13 years of service
James T. Fentress, security officer III, Hampton Roads District, 23 years of service
Stephen A. Frazier, architect-engineer I, Central Office, 32 years of service
Gregory A. Freed, policy and planning specialist II, Central Office, 30 years of service
Sharon R. Freed, general administrative manager II, Central Office, 31 years of service
Stoney A. Frye Sr., transportation operator II, Culpeper District, 22 years of service
Wilbert Gist, electronic technician II, Northern Virginia District, 5 years of service
Marvin E. Graham, architect-engineer II, Central Office, 44 years of service
Mary M. Harris, general administrative supervisor-coordinator I, Central Office, 32 years of service
Sandra M. Hicks, administrative and office specialist III, Northern Virginia District, 42 years of service
Everett A. Hill, transportation operations manager II, Culpeper District, 22 years of service
John P. Hodge, transportation operator II, Staunton District, 30 years of service
John P. Hopkins, architectural-engineering manager II, Central Office, 33 years of service
Agnes V. Lanning, administrative and office specialist III, Hampton Roads District, 25 years of service
Kenneth E. Lantz Jr., scientist III, Central Office, 30 years of service
Robert E. Neff, transportation operator II, Staunton District, 17 years of service
Winifred S. Phelps, administrative and office specialist III, Hampton Roads District, 40 years of service
Edward L. Ramey, transportation operator II, Culpeper District, 33 years of service
Jimmy J. Reynolds, transportation operator II, Bristol District, 37 years of service
Royall L. Richards, transportation operator II, Richmond District, 39 years of service
Earnest W. Sheffer, transportation operator II, Staunton District, 40 years of service
William W. Sisk, transportation operator II, Northern Virginia District, 33 years of service
William S. Smith, transportation operations manager II, Richmond District, 30 years of service
Charles R. Snyder, transportation operations manager III, Staunton District, 37 years of service
Bradford B. Taylor, engineering technician III, Northern Virginia District, 17 years of service
Roger D. Whitacre, transportation operator II, Staunton District, 30 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.

James R. Barkley, 93, highway maintenance helper, Verona Residency, died March 23; retired in 1975 with nine years of service.
Lester F. Biller, 86, highway equipment operator A, Edinburg Residency, died March 29; retired in 1984 with 20 years of service.
Robert L. Clayton, 64, transportation engineer I, Location and Design Division, died Nov. 19; retired in 2004 with 43 years of service.
William C. Collins, 60, transportation operator II, Jonesville Residency, died May 14; he had 38 years of service.
Leo H. Crider, 88, highway equipment mechanic A, Chatham Residency, died April 13; retired in 1977 with 30 years of service.
Joyce A. Duvall, 62, audit services manager, External Audit Division, died March 4; she had 19 years of service.
Theodore G. “Teddy” Kennedy, 64, maintenance superintendent, Keene Area Headquarters, Charlottesville Residency, died April 5; retired in 1995 with 31 years of service.
Charles W. “Chuck” Payne, 63, transportation engineer, Virginia Transportation Research Council, died Jan. 24; retired in 2001 with 40 years of service.
Curtis E. Pfeiffer Jr., 84, engineer, Suffolk and Staunton districts, died March 28; retired in 1983 with 41 years of service.
William Lee Roach, 68, transportation operator 2, Chesterfield Residency, died March 21; retired in 2003 with 48 years of service.
Lacy C. Taylor, 82, highway equipment operator A, Dillwyn Residency, died April 4; retired in 1986 with 17 years of service.
Joseph B. Thrift Jr., 63, maintenance superintendent, Northern Neck Residency, died Oct. 25, 2006; retired in 1997 with 32 years of service.
Daniel T. Waller Jr., 85, highway equipment operator B, Chatham Residency, died May 27; retired in 1985 with 39 years of service.
John E. Wells, 52, archaeologist, Richmond District, died May 13; he had 22 years of service.
Robert Whorley, 66, highway equipment operator B, Dillwyn Residency, died April 2; retired in 1994 with 26 years of service.
Percy Wilborn, 59, transportation engineer I, Location and Design Division, died Oct. 23, 2006; retired in 2004 with 40 years of service.

Earlier deaths just reported to us:

Eugene H. Jenkins, 94, mechanic, Culpeper Residency shop, died Aug. 11, 2006; retired in 1977 with 31 years of service.

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