SR76: SR76 Strother, Robert L.; congratulate

25 LC 129 0081 Senate Resolution 76 By: Senators Anderson of the 24th, Watson of the 11th, Goodman of the 8th, Summers of the 13th, Walker III of the 20th and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating Robert L. Strother, the 2023-2024 Georgia Logger of the Year; and for other1 purposes.2 WHEREAS, Robert L. Strother was recently named the 2023-2024 Georgia Logger of the3 Year by the Georgia Forestry Association (GFA) and the Southeas tern Wood Producers4 Association (SWPA) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the forestry supply5 chain; and6 WHEREAS, the Logger of the Year Award honors individuals who ar e nominated by the7 forestry community and evaluated by a professional committee for their exceptional service8 and impact on the timber industry; and9 WHEREAS, a third-generation logger, Robert L. Strother has upheld a family tradition that10 began with his grandfather in the 1930s, and he has further extended this legacy through his11 son—the fourth generation of Strothers in the logging industry; and12 WHEREAS, he began his distinguished logging career in 2000 and has since maintained his13 family's deep roots in the community, which include delivering the first load of wood to14 Georgia Pacific's Warrenton Mill in the late 1960s; and15 S. R. 76 - 1 - 25 LC 129 0081 WHEREAS, he currently leads the Strother Timber Company, which operates with four16 logging crews and a fleet of 20 company trucks as well as hauls an average of 240 loads of17 wood per week throughout the middle Georgia region; and18 WHEREAS, as further testament to his dedication to the forestry community, he sponsors19 GFA's Northeast Georgia Regional Forestry Meeting, participates in local GFA and SWPA20 activities, and regularly hosts University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural21 Resources students for tours of his harvesting operations; and22 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this outstand ing Georgian be23 appropriately honored during this special time.24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body25 congratulate Robert L. Strother upon being named the 2023-2024 Georgia Logger of the26 Year and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued success.27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed28 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Robert L. Strother. 29 S. R. 76 - 2 -