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.