Franklin G. Cash, Jr., equipment operator in the Staunton District, died on October 1, 1970 of burns he received in a crash on I-81 near Staunton on September 16. Mr. Cash was driving a state truck while a co-worker picked up paint cones, when the truck was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer and exploded. Nineteen years old, Mr. Cash had been with the Department since April of this year. He is survived by his wife.