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In September 1999, Gov. Cecil Underwood greets Masayo Okuno, the owner of a Japanese hydraulics manufacturer who has agreed to come to the Prichard Industrial Park
Former West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood died Monday at age 86.
In September 1999, Gov. Cecil Underwood greets Masayo Okuno, the owner of a Japanese hydraulics manufacturer who has agreed to come to the Prichard Industrial Park
Akira Takahashi, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Co., jokes with Gov. Cecil Underwood and the crowd that the engine has passed inspection after he tapped it with a wrench a couple of times during a ceremony marking the first engine made in the new Toyota plant in Buffalo in December 1998
Gov. Cecil Underwood receives a project impact T-shirt from Ed Copeland, coordinator of Cabell County Project Impact, during a signing ceremony in May 1999 at Harris Riverfront Park.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Gov. Cecil Underwood, accompanied by his wife, Hovah, waves to supporters on election night in Charleston, W.Va., in a Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000 file photo. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood says he would run for Governor in 2000.
Gov. Cecil Underwood and Buck Harless speak in July 1997 at the groundbreaking for the athletic facilities at Spring Valley High School.
Gov. Cecil Underwood talks and shakes hands with several of those attending the program to sign up senior citizens into the state's prescription drug plan in November 2000.
West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood says he would run for governor in 2000.
From left, Bill Miklas, general manager of Sitel Corp.; Huntington Mayor Jean Dean; Gov. Cecil Underwood; and Dennis Bone, president of Bell Atlantic West Virginia, all took park in an announcement in August 1997 that the Sitel telemarketing company will open an office in Huntington.
Gov. Underwood rode along the CSX lines from Point Pleasant to Lakin in June 1999.
West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood discusses the highway budget in March 1998 during a late-night interview after both state houses officially concluded business.
Gov. Underwood rode along the CSX lines from Point Pleasant to Lakin in June 1999.
West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood hands out state Department of Transportation and Historic Preservation Development grants at Clarksburg's historical Glen Elk Train Station, Wednesday, June 30, 1999. The governor awarded grants of about $4.5 million to state projects. (AP Photo/Clarksburg Exponent, Steven Wayne Rotsch)
Tomaya Toriumi, president of Toyota Manufacturing of West Virginia, bows as Gov. Cecil Underwood shakes his hand during a press conference in Charleston in January 1998. Toyota officials announced that it will expand the Buffalo Toyota plant to built V6 engines.
Tomaya Toriumi, president of Toyota Manufacturing of West Virginia, bows as Gov. Cecil Underwood shakes his hand during a press conference in Charleston in January 1998. Toyota officials announced that it will expand the Buffalo Toyota plant to built V6 engines.
Gov. Cecil Underwood showed his support for George Bush and boosted his campaign during his speech before the arrival of Bush in October 2000.
W.Va. Gov. Cecil Underwood receives a hug from a young supporter at an election-night rally at Embassy Suites in Charleston in November 2000.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Former West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood listens as Craig Underwood, son of Cecil and Hovah Underwood, speaks about his mother Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, during the Hovah Hall Underwood Children's Home dedication ceremony in Ona.
Gov. Cecil Underwood signs a contract to build the Spring Valley bridge in July 1997 after the groundbreaking for the athletic facilities at Spring Valley High School.
Marshall President Dan Angel, left, football coach Bob Pruett, Gov. Cecil Underwood and Hovah Underwood look at the historic marker of the 1970 airplane crash after an unveiling ceremony at 3rd Avenue and 20th Street in October 2000.
West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood delivers his State of the State message to the combined houses of the State Legislature on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1999. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
Gov. Cecil Underwood makes his way through the House of Delegates after giving his final speech as the governor of the state of West Virginia in January 2001.
Former W.Va. governor Cecil Underwood and his wife, Hovah, are saluted as they take their seats for new governor Robert E. Wise's inauguration ceremony in Charleston in January 2001.
W.Va. Gov. Cecil Underwood during a late-night interview in March 1998 after both houses concluded business on the last day of the session.
W.Va. Gov. Robert E. Wise receives a hug from former governor Cecil Underwood, right, during the inauguration ceremony in Charleston in January 2001.
From left, Gov. Cecil H. Underwood and Governor-elect Bob Wise chuckle at a joke made during the West Virginia Council for Community and Economic Development introduction of their ecomonic proposals in Charleston, W.Va on Thursday, Dec 14, 2000. (Photo/Bob Bird)
Marshall quarterback Chad Pennington shakes hands with Gov. Cecil Underwood and his wife, Hovah, during a team visit to the governor's mansion in February 1999.
West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood waves to spectators in the upper gallery prior to giving his State of the State address in January 1998 as State Senatorial Clerk Darrell Holmes (D) of Kanawha County applauds.
Gov. Cecil Underwood, left, listens as Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) answers questions from those attending a town hall meeting at the VA home in Barboursville in August 2000.
Gov. Cecil Underwood reads names in April 1999 at B'Nai Sholom Congregation of people killed in the Holocaust.
Dan Lacy, Sister Celeste Lynch, Dr. Rocco Morabito, Mike Perry and Gov. Cecil Underwood are all smiles after they took part in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the dedication of the St. Mary's Outpatient Center in July 1997.
Former Gov. Cecil Underwood.
West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood jokes with the Charleston Alleycats mascot at a campaign party in Charleston, W.Va., on Tuesday, May 9, 2000. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
From left, Bill Miklas, general manager of Sitel Corp.; Huntington Mayor Jean Dean; Gov. Cecil Underwood; and Dennis Bone, president of Bell Atlantic West Virginia, all took park in an announcement in August 1997 that the Sitel telemarketing company will open an office in Huntington.
Gov. Cecil Underwood and Huntington Mayor Jean Dean cut a ceremonial ribbon in August 1997.
West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood delivers his State of the State message to a combined session of the West Virginia Legislature in Charleston on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2000. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
Dignitaries, from left, Morgantown (W.Va.) Deputy Mayor Ron Justice, Ann Dinardi, state Sen. Roman Prezioso, D-Marion, Gov. Cecil Underwood and honoree Jerry West unveil a street sign renaming a local thoroughfare Jerry West Boulevard, Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/The Dominion Post, Ron Rittenhouse)
Gov. Cecil Underwood greets United Steelworker Union members during a rally at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Monday, February 21, 2000. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood greets a joint session of the state legislature before delivering the State of the State address in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan.14, 1998. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood, left, Mountain Party candidate Denise Giardina, Libertarian candidate Bob Myers and Natual Law Party candidate Randall Ashelman, right, participate in a town hall gubernatorial debate at WSAZ-TV in Huntington, W.Va., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2000. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
Gov. Cecil Underwood signs up 72-year-old Wilma Robertson of Huntington for the state's prescription drug plan at the Huntington senior citizens center in November 2000.
Gov. Cecil Underwood spoke at the official opening of the new Cellular One regional headquarters building in Teays Valley in October 1998.
Daniel S. Green, at right, general manager of Cumberland Coal, travels with Gov Underwood along the CSX lines from Point Pleasant to Lakin in June 1999.
Cecil Underwood, date unknown
W.Va. Gov. Cecil Underwood during a late-night interview in March 1998 after both houses concluded business on the last day of the session.
Gov. Cecil Underwood, center, April 1958
Cecil Underwood, date unknown.
Cecil Underwood, April 1976.
Gov. Cecil Underwood, March 1959.
Gov. Cecil Underwood with his sisters in January 1957.
Cecil Underwood, November 1967
Hovah and Cecil Underwood, date unknown.
Cecil Underwood, date unknown
Hovah and Cecil Underwood and their children, date unknown.
Cecil Underwood, date unknown.
Gov. Cecil Underwood is greeted by state senators following his State of the State message to a combined session of the West Virginia Legislature in Charleston, W.Va., Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2000. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
Gov. Cecil Underwood and Horner dDavis, of Dingess-Rum Properties, fill their plates in September 1998 during a luncheon at the Arch Coal building. The governor spoke during the official announcement that Applied Card systems would locate in Huntington.
Republican Gov. Cecil Underwood, right, makes a point as U.S. Rep Bob Wise, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, listens during a debate Wednesday night, Oct. 18, 2000, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
From left, Akira Takahashi, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corporation; West Virginia Gov. Cecil Underwood; U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.; Toyota Team Leader Nancy Sodaro; and Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda, board chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, listen to a speaker as part of the opening ceremonies at the company's $900 million engine plant in Buffalo, W.Va., Friday, Dec. 11, 1998. Bill Whittington, Mayor of Buffalo, W.Va., is partially shown far left. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
Gov. Cecil Underwood with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Underwood, at his inauguration in January 1957.
