2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 42
Celebrating the life of Robert Scott Jones.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 12, 2026
WHEREAS, Robert Scott Jones, a construction company owner who has served the Commonwealth by completing hundreds of road, rail, and utility projects and a beloved husband, father, and grandfather in Abingdon, died on June 24, 2025; and
WHEREAS, a native of Abingdon, Robert “Bob” Jones and his family moved to Lee County after his father accepted a new position as an engineer with the Virginia Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, Bob Jones attended the former Jonesville High School, where he played football all four years and was honored as All-State Defensive Player of the Year; he received an athletic scholarship to East Tennessee State University and continued playing football while earning his bachelor's degree in business administration; and
WHEREAS, Bob Jones began his career working on small construction projects in the 1970s, then opened his own construction firm, R.S. Jones & Associates, Inc., in 1984; and
WHEREAS, three years later, Bob Jones and his wife, Carol, established Boring Contractors, Inc., now known as Jones Road & Bridge, to provide civil construction, excavation, and pipe boring services throughout Southwest Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Bob Jones guided all aspects of Jones Road & Bridge, from project estimation and management to equipment purchases; his visionary leadership helped the business to achieve great success, and he strengthened the Commonwealth's infrastructure through his hundreds of projects under the Virginia Department of Transportation; and