2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 96
Celebrating the life of Master Sergeant Ronald Steven Scearce, USAF, Ret.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 12, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 16, 2026
WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Ronald Steven Scearce, USAF, Ret., an honorable veteran, esteemed public servant, and cherished member of the Pittsylvania County community, died on November 6, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Ronald Scearce graduated from George Washington High School in Danville in 1981 and immediately joined the United States Air Force; and
WHEREAS, over his military career, Ronald Scearce served as a member of the U.S. Air Force Security Forces guarding nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile fields at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, as well as with U.S. Army Special Forces and in combat zones; and
WHEREAS, Ronald Scearce earned many medals and commendations for his exemplary service to the country and retired as a senior enlisted leader in the 5th Combat Communications Group at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, affectionately known as the “5th Mob”; and
WHEREAS, over his 22 years in the military and six years with a government defense contractor, Ronald Scearce saw every corner of the globe, including Germany, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Panama, and Haiti; and