Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Guy, Louis Lee May 8, 2014
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Virginian Pilot May 11, 2014 

Norfolk - Louis L. Guy, Jr, 76, died peacefully May 8 at his Norfolk home after 
a brief illness. He leaves behind a saddened community of family members and 
friends, but enriched to have known him. Guy, a licensed professional engineer 
in Virginia holds specialty certification as an environmental engineer from the 
American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE). Following graduation from 
Virginia Tech in Civil Engineering, he did graduate work in engineering 
administration at George Washington University. 

Guy's engineering career began with Norfolk Dredging Co. and continued on 
active duty as an Army officer at Fort Eustis. In 1962 he began a 31-year 
career in consulting engineering, serving municipal clients with water and 
wastewater problems throughout Virginia. In 1993 he returned to his hometown of 
Norfolk as the City's director of utilities, serving until his retirement in 
1999. In this position he was responsible for 400 employees with an annual 
budget of $90 million and a capital improvement program of $300 million, 
providing water for 700,000 Virginians.

He was appointed by Professor Wayne Clough to Virginia Tech's first Civil 
Engineering Alumni Advisory Board, which elected him its chair. Remembering 
sermons by Professor Dan Pletta about the importance of engineering education, 
he tried to represent practicing engineers on the board of the Accreditation 
Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), on engineering education 
committees for five national engineering societies and on engineering advisory 
committees at four other universities.

At the national level, Guy is a fellow of the American Society of Civil 
Engineers (ASCE) and has chaired its Committee on Curricula and Accreditation. 
He has also held office as treasurer of the National Society of Professional 
Engineers (NSPE), as president of the American Academy of Environmental 
Engineers, and as board chairman for the Order of the Engineer and recently 
concluded chairing NSPE's Board of Ethical Review. 

National honors include the NSPE Young Engineer-of-the-Year Award, AAEE's Kappe 
Award, and ASCE's Edmund Friedman Award for Professional Achievement. Guy was 
also a past recipient of the VSPE Engineer-of-the-Year Award and the Virginia 
Association of Professions' Professional-of-the-Year Award. He was appointed to 
the Board of the National Institute of Building Sciences by President Reagan, 
and to the State Water Study Commission by Virginia Governors Mills Godwin, 
John Dalton and Jim Gilmore.

He is survived by his wife, Suzanne of 48 years, three grown sons, James 
Thornton Guy, Louis Lee Guy, III, Francis West Guy, two adorable grandchildren, 
Alexa Suzanne Guy and James Schambeau Guy, daughters in law, Lynne Guy, Nicole 
Guy and a brother James Mayo Guy. Within the community, Mr. Guy has held 
leadership positions in both church and civic organizations. He was president 
of the Norfolk Historical Society and treasurer of Citizens for a Fort Monroe 
National Park. He served on the Heritage Committee of St. Paul's and he gave 
history tours of Ft. Monroe, Ft. Norfolk and St. Paul's.

The family thanks the attentive care of Dr. Ian Chen, Scott Hennessey and 
Jewish Family Service's connection with Hospice care. In lieu of flowers, 
contributions may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church 201 St. Paul's Blvd, 
Norfolk, 23510 or the Norfolk Historical Society 227 West Freemason Street, 
Norfolk, 23510. A memorial service will be held Monday, May 26 at St. Paul's 
Episcopal Church at 2 p.m. H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk Chapel is 
handling arrangements. 



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