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2023 SESSION


SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 165
Commending Lieutenant Colonel Robert Allen Diggs, Sr., USA, Ret.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 23, 2023

 

WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Allen Diggs, Sr., USA, Ret., an honorable veteran, esteemed faith leader, and pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Petersburg, has provided joyful and uplifting spiritual counsel to his congregation and served the community through various initiatives; and

WHEREAS, between July 1975 to October 1998, Robert Diggs served the country with honor and distinction as a member of the United States Army, including as an army infantry officer for 11 years and later as a chaplain with the United States Army Chaplain Corps, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel; and

WHEREAS, Robert Diggs received an extensive education over the years, earning several degrees and ultimately receiving a doctor of ministry degree from Howard University School of Divinity in May 1994; and

WHEREAS, over the course of his military career, Robert Diggs received many awards and decorations to include the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit; and

WHEREAS, Robert Diggs became pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in July 1996 and has served the congregation ever since, guiding its worship services and organizing regular opportunities for outreach; and

WHEREAS, Robert Diggs founded Restoration of Petersburg Community Development Corporation in 1999 to redevelop and revitalize the Halifax community of Petersburg; the organization received a Virginia Housing Award for Best Housing Development at the Governor’s Housing Conference in 2011; and

WHEREAS, Robert Diggs has maintained affiliations with various alumni, fraternal, community, and faith-based organizations over the years, including the Virginia Baptist State Convention and the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, in every aspect of his life, Robert Diggs exudes a servant’s heart and is a source of inspiration, stability, and spiritual guidance to countless members of the Petersburg community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Lieutenant Colonel Robert Allen Diggs, Sr., USA, Ret., hereby be commended for his legacy of service as a veteran and a spiritual leader; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Allen Diggs, Sr., USA, Ret., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s admiration for his contributions to the Commonwealth and the nation.