Who was married to Woodroof ?
His widow , along with the widow of Homer L. Ferguson , ( who had been a President of Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company and is credited with imitating development of Hilton Village ) , were the guests of honor as they cut a symbolic ribbon at the ceremony that marked the consolidation of the cities of Newport News and Warwick ( the latter formerly Warwick County from 1634 to 1952 ) on July 1 , 1958 .