--- title: SR 76. Strother, Robert L.; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr76 cite_as: SR 76, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr76 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr76.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr76/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69736 date: 2025-02-03 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Strother, Robert L.; congratulate ## Text 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 other purposes. WHEREAS, Robert L. Strother was recently named the 2023-2024 Georgia Logger of the Year by the Georgia Forestry Association (GFA) and the Southeastern Wood Producers Association (SWPA) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the forestry supply chain; and WHEREAS, the Logger of the Year Award honors individuals who are nominated by the forestry community and evaluated by a professional committee for their exceptional service and impact on the timber industry; and WHEREAS, a third-generation logger, Robert L. Strother has upheld a family tradition that began with his grandfather in the 1930s, and he has further extended this legacy through his son—the fourth generation of Strothers in the logging industry; and WHEREAS, he began his distinguished logging career in 2000 and has since maintained his family's deep roots in the community, which include delivering the first load of wood to Georgia Pacific's Warrenton Mill in the late 1960s; and WHEREAS, he currently leads the Strother Timber Company, which operates with four logging crews and a fleet of 20 company trucks as well as hauls an average of 240 loads of wood per week throughout the middle Georgia region; and WHEREAS, as further testament to his dedication to the forestry community, he sponsors GFA's Northeast Georgia Regional Forestry Meeting, participates in local GFA and SWPA activities, and regularly hosts University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources students for tours of his harvesting operations; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this outstanding Georgian be appropriately honored during this special time. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate Robert L. Strother upon being named the 2023-2024 Georgia Logger of the Year and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Robert L. Strother. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Senate resolution congratulates Robert L. Strother, a middle Georgia logger, on being named the 2023-2024 Georgia Logger of the Year by two forestry industry groups. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recognizes Robert L. Strother, who leads Strother Timber Company in middle Georgia, for being named the 2023-2024 Georgia Logger of the Year by the Georgia Forestry Association and the Southeastern Wood Producers Association. The text describes his family's multi-generational history in logging dating back to the 1930s, his company's operations hauling wood across middle Georgia, and his community involvement with forestry education and industry events. The Senate formally congratulates him and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide him a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally congratulates Robert L. Strother on being named the 2023-2024 Georgia Logger of the Year by two forestry trade associations. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Strother. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, serving only as a ceremonial honor. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Robert L. Strother and his company, Strother Timber Company. It has no regulatory effect on loggers, timber companies, or the forestry industry generally. ### Why it matters This is a symbolic honor with no legal or financial effect on Georgians. It does not change any law, regulation, or funding related to logging or forestry, and its only concrete action is producing a commemorative copy for Strother. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause congratulates Robert L. Strother on his award as 2023-2024 Georgia Logger of the Year. - A further resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Strother. - The whereas clauses recount his family logging history and his company's current operations but carry no legal effect. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-03) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-03) - Sponsors: Lee Anderson, Sam Watson, Russ Goodman, Carden Summers, Larry Walker, Drew Echols, Freddie Sims, Timothy Bearden, Billy Hickman, Ed Harbison, Ben Watson, Brian Strickland, Harold Jones, Ricky Williams, David Lucas, Derek Mallow, John Kennedy, Bill Cowsert, Shawn Still, Chuck Payne, Jason Anavitarte, Michael Rhett, Kay Kirkpatrick - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69736 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr76.md?full=1