In memory of Ross Allen Boggs, Jr.

As Adopted by the House

136th General Assembly

Regular Session

H. R. No. 38

2025-2026

Speaker
Huffman, Representatives Russo, Thomas, D., Abdullahi, Abrams, Baker,
Barhorst, Bird, Brennan, Brent, Brewer, Brownlee, Callender,
Claggett, Click, Cockley, Craig, Creech, Daniels, Dean, Deeter,
Demetriou, Denson, Dovilla, Ferguson, Fischer, Fowler Arthur,
Ghanbari, Glassburn, Grim, Gross, Hall, D., Hall, T., Hiner, Holmes,
Hoops, Humphrey, Isaacsohn, Jarrells, John, Johnson, Jones, King,
Kishman, Klopfenstein, Lampton, LaRe, Lawson-Rowe, Lear, Lett,
Lorenz, Manning, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., McClain, McNally, Miller,
J., Miller, K., Miller, M., Mohamed, Mullins, Newman, Odioso,
Oelslager, Peterson, Piccolantonio, Pizzulli, Plummer, Rader, Ray,
Richardson, Ritter, Robb Blasdel, Robinson, Roemer, Rogers, Salvo,
Santucci, Schmidt, Sigrist, Sims, Somani, Stephens, Stewart,
Swearingen, Sweeney, Synenberg, Teska, Thomas, C., Thomas, J., Tims,
Troy, Upchurch, White, A., White, E., Williams, Willis, Workman,
Young

A R E S O L U T I O N

In
memory of Ross Allen Boggs, Jr.

WHEREAS,
The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th General
Assembly of Ohio were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Ross
Allen Boggs, Jr., and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family
and friends; and

WHEREAS,
Ross Boggs left an indelible impression on the people whose lives he
touched, and he will be remembered as a spirited individual who
contributed immeasurably to the world around him. A player on the
Washington Senators’ minor league baseball team, he was a junior
high school history teacher for the Pymatuning Valley Local Schools,
where he also served as a football and basketball coach and athletic
director, an employee of Rockwell Brake, a heavy equipment operator
in International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18, working for
Skidmore and Chah, a co-owner with his wife of the Red Barn Sweet
Corn and Produce Market, and a parishioner of Andover United
Methodist Church, and he served his fellow citizens as a trustee for
Andover Township and a member of the Pymatuning Valley Local School
Board and the Ohio House of Representatives, holding this post from
1983 to 1999 and attaining the rank of Minority Leader. Indeed, his
love for Ohio and his sincere desire to serve its people to the best
of his ability have shown him to be a truly concerned and responsible
public servant; and

WHEREAS,
Ross Boggs’ regard for improving the quality of life in our society
was clearly evident in his personal sacrifices of time and effort to
his family, friends, and community. Giving generously of his energy
and abilities in all of his endeavors, he displayed exceptional
concern and insight, and his absence will be keenly felt; and

WHEREAS,
A loving husband to his wife of nearly sixty-nine years, Eleanor, a
devoted father to his four children, Robin, Leslie, Shelley, and Sue,
a doting grandfather to his eleven grandchildren and nine
great‑grandchildren, and a cherished brother to his four
siblings, Ross Boggs always used his talents to the benefit of
others, and the laurels of his life stand as a tribute not only to
him but also to those he left behind. Although the void his death has
created can never be filled, the legacy of care and commitment he
established will surely live on. The world is a richer place for his
having been in it, and he will be sorely missed; therefore be it

RESOLVED,
That we, the members of the House of Representatives of the 136th
General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, express a
profound sense of loss and sincere regret at the death of Ross Allen
Boggs, Jr., and, in so doing, pay tribute to the memory of a truly
unique individual; and be it further

RESOLVED,
That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit a duly
authenticated copy of this Resolution to the family of Ross Allen
Boggs, Jr.