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
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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.
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