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going to be a tough man to follow.* K.estner, who retired after more than 40 years with the Depar tment, had been district engineer a t Culpeper since 195'0. 1
“The C ulpeper district takes in a lot of territory; there’s a lot or highway work now ; going on throughout the area and ther e are going to be a lot of new highway projects coming up,* says Hope.
The counties included in tl»e Culpeper district are Culpeper, Orange, Madison Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Loudoun, Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William, and Louisa. ; Constr uction now under way i in the district totals almost $48 mil lion--including the sophisticated development of the Shirley Highway. “I realize the district en- \ gineer’s; position involved a lot of responsibility, and I just> hope I’m equal to it,* says Hope.
Pulling up stakes, breaking ties and moving to another part I of the Estate has been made a lot easier for Hope because of his family's attitude. “I was really surprised that they were so enthused,* he says.
Hope is married to the former Sylvia Joy Magee of Deland, Fla.- and they are the parents of four sons and one daughter. The oldest son, j Donald, is married and is now j working in the Department's! central office while attending; S m i t h d e a 1-Massey Busi-i ness College in Richmond.
David, 19, has just finished school at Augusta Military! Academy; William is 16, Jim*; my 13 and Janet 10. “Janet wants a pony,” notes! Hope. “And she’s aware that there are a lot of horses around Culpeper. We haven’t told her she can have one, but we’ll just have to wait and see.
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