2025 SESSION

ENROLLED

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 364

Celebrating the life of Robert McCabe Ryan.

Agreed to by the Senate, February 13, 2025

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 17, 2025

WHEREAS, Robert McCabe Ryan, a dedicated public servant who worked diligently to enhance the overall quality of life in Culpeper through his commitment to community leadership, died on January 29, 2025; and

WHEREAS, Robert “Bobby” McCabe Ryan served his country with distinction as a member of the United States Army, earning a Soldier of the Quarter award; and

WHEREAS, Bobby McCabe Ryan was elected to the Culpeper Town Council from July 1994 to June 2002, and again from July 2008 to December 2019; he served a term as vice mayor in 2000 and offered his wise insights to several committees over the course of his tenure in local government; and

WHEREAS, Bobby McCabe Ryan served as chair of the Town/County Interaction Committee and the Public Safety Committee, where he was a strong proponent of initiatives to enhance the Culpeper Police Department's ability to serve and protect members of the public; and

WHEREAS, Bobby McCabe Ryan promoted economic development in the town as a member and past president of the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce and a former member of the Culpeper Jaycees and Culpeper Renaissance; and

WHEREAS, Bobby McCabe Ryan mentored and inspired young people as an assistant Scoutmaster and lifeguard in the Boy Scouts, now Scouting America; and

WHEREAS, Bobby McCabe Ryan further supported the community as a member, past president, and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Culpeper; he volunteered his time and leadership to several other charitable organizations, including Full Circle Thrift Shop and Services to Abused Families, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, Bobby McCabe Ryan enjoyed fellowship and worship with the congregation of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, where he was an usher, a senior warden, and a member of the vestry; and

WHEREAS, Bobby McCabe Ryan will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 51 years, Phyllis; his children, Christopher, Katherine, and Emily, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Robert McCabe Ryan; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Robert McCabe Ryan as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.