Former President SC Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust James H. Rozier, Jr. Passes Away

BERKELEY COUNTY, SC. (THECOUNT) — Former president of Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust, James H. Rozier, Jr., (The Rozier Group,) has died, reports say Wednesday morning. He was 77.

“Jim” Rozier, of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was also a former Berkeley County supervisor who rose to chair a state transportation department committee after being elected in 1990.

Rozier was re-elected in 1994, 1998 and 2002, according to a 2015 state Senate resolution.

Rozier was instrumental in forming Charleston Regional Development Alliance in the wake of the Naval Shipyard closure. He also served as the Berkeley County Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee Chairman.

On Jan. 15, 2015, Rozier was elected to chairman of the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission, reports Live5News.

Upon his election to the role, the South Carolina Senate praised his leadership of Berkeley County during a time of “significant economic growth, attracting more than $8.5 billion dollars of industrial investment, thus creating more than 43,000 total jobs.” Prior to his time in public service, Rozier spent 30 years in the business sector.

He was the president of Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust and instrumental in its creation, according to a post on the Berkeley County Government Facebook page.

Via Lord Berkley website: Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust is a private nonprofit organization led by volunteer professionals who are interested in preserving the natural, cultural and historical resources in and around Berkeley County. Since our founding in 1992, we have permanently protected nearly 25,000 acres of family farms and forests, rivers and streams, and historic sites. Our Trust only works with willing landowners who desire to protect the integrity of their properties, and we do so in a manner that respects private property rights.

A Clemson graduate, Rozier also completed the Institute of Government at the University of South Carolina and attended the civilian session of the United States War College, according to a 2014 release from the SCDOT.

Geo quick facts: Berkeley County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 177,843. Its county seat is Moncks Corner. After two previous incarnations of Berkeley County, the current county was created in 1882 – Wikipedia.