South Carolina H 5457: Robert Eugene Ryggs, retirement

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2025-2026 Bill 5457 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 31, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5457

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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.

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That 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.

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

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