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“Jir-nmy likes trains and he’s | very conscious of the fact that the Southern Railway has a ■ train through Culpeper.” Although each member of the Hope family has varied individual interests, there is a close relationship. “We don’t concentrate on one part icular fam ily pastime,” says Hope.
“I guess a family this size| makes that difficult. How-,
all like to swim an® let ■ skate.” | Hope, himself, enjoys play-: in>g golf. He also admits to be ing an avid specror sportsm an. j
Born in Bangor, Mich., in 19 20, Hope says his arrival in Virginia was “Just one of those things.” He received his bachelor of science degree in civi). engineering firom Purdue University and learned about 'the Virginia Depiartment of H ighway’s graduate training program while working on a highway research [ jrogram.
Prior to completion of his undergraduate work at Purdue, Hope served in the naval air corps during World War II. He thevi returned to college and joined the Department’s graduate engineer training program in 1947.
Hope has served as assist ant resident engineer at Wise and as a resident engineejr at Christiaesburg, Norfolk and Lebanon. He was promoted to assistant secondary roads engineer in February, 1963., Although highway duties take! much of his time, Hope is
active in community affairs, j In Richmond, he was a member of a neighborhood civic associ ation, a cotillion club and tlle Masons. He also serv ed on a Boy Scout troop committee.
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