Robert Eugene Ryggs, retirement

2025-2026 Bill 5457: Robert Eugene Ryggs, retirement - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5457
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. B. Newton, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0703WAB-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on March 31, 2026
Adopted by the House on March 31, 2026
Summary: Robert Eugene Ryggs, retirement
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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3/31/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 215
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/31/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO HONOR AND CONGRATULATE ROBERT EUGENE RYGGS OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT,
TO EXTEND DEEP APPRECIATION FOR HIS TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
TO THE DEPARTMENT, AND TO OFFER BEST WISHES FOR A SATISFYING AND REWARDING
RETIREMENT.

W
hereas, a native of
Van Buren, Indiana, Robert Eugene Ryggs has served the State of South Carolina
through the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) with
distinction for twenty-eight years and soon will begin a well-deserved
retirement; and

W
hereas, over the
years, he has served as the liaison to utilities in the roles of permit
engineer, district utility coordinator, and now assistant director of right of
way for utilities and railroads. His passion has been using common sense,
communication, cooperation, and coordination to fulfill his duties and develop
relationships throughout the industry; and

W
hereas, he also has
served his profession as president or chairman of all the Upstate Utility
Coordination Committee (UCC) chapters at least once in his tenure and has
participated in, and helped coordinate, state and local UCCs, as well as the
North Carolina/South Carolina UCC annual conference; and

W
hereas, as a firm
believer in education, Robert holds a bachelor's degree in pastoral theology
and an M.Ed. in School Administration from Hyles-Anderson College in Crown
Point, Indiana. As a man of faith, he is a member of Grace Baptist Church in
Liberty, South Carolina; and

W
hereas, to further his
education, he graduated from the SCDOT L.E.A.D. program in 2023 and also
received his Certified Public Manager (CPM) credential. He currently sits on,
and serves as chairman of, a national transportation research board committee
on developing relationships between utilities and departments of
transportation; and

W
hereas, before he took
up his duties with the SCDOT, Robert served as an assistant principal,
principal, and high school teacher, as well as an assistant to the pastor in
three local churches and Christian schools in Florida, Indiana, and Maryland;
and

W
hereas, in his spare
time, Robert enjoys participating in politics, helping friends get elected, and
pushing for sensible conservative legislation. He has served as chairman of the
4th District Republican Convention and currently serves as vice chairman of the
4th Congressional District Republican Club. In addition, he has been an elected
South Carolina delegate or alternate to the last five Republican National
Conventions; and

W
hereas, Robert finds
encouragement for his labors in the strong support of his family: his lovely
wife of thirty-eight years, LaDonna, and the couple's two delightful children
and five charming grandchildren. The senior Ryggses make their home in Greer; and

W
hereas, grateful for
the legacy of consistent excellence Robert Eugene Ryggs has bestowed on this
State, the House of Representatives takes great pleasure in wishing him well as
he enters retirement and trusts he will find much enjoyment in the more leisurely
pace of the days ahead. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, honor and congratulate Robert Eugene Ryggs of the South
Carolina Department of Transportation on the occasion of his retirement, extend
deep appreciation for his twenty-eight years of distinguished service to the
department, and offer best wishes for a satisfying and rewarding retirement.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Robert Eugene Ryggs.

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