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Regular Session, 2011 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 150
BY SENATOR RISER
A RESOLUTION
To recognize the numerous accomplishments of Kenneth Gore in the logging industry and
to celebrate his legacy of commitment to family, work, and high personal standards.
WHEREAS, Kenneth Gore was born on February 7, 1947, to a family of four
generations of loggers; and
WHEREAS, Kenneth graduated with a degree in building construction from
Northeast Louisiana University, now University of Louisiana at Monroe; and
WHEREAS, after working several years for a general contractor in Dallas, Texas,
Kenneth returned to Louisiana to follow in the logging footsteps of his Great-Uncle John,
his Uncle Bud, and cousin H.G. Gore, from whom Kenneth purchased the business in 1976
and began operation as "Kenneth H. Gore Logging Company, Inc."; and
WHEREAS, Kenneth Gore married his wife, Diane, and fathered two daughters,
Anna Gore and Paige Gore; and
WHEREAS, the logging company was certainly a family business, with Diane
working a computer, tracking data, including the volume of timber cut and the operating
costs; and
WHEREAS, Kenneth and Diane instilled in their daughters a respect for hard work,
high personal standards, and a love of family that continues as they live their adult lives; and
WHEREAS, Kenneth Gore trained a new generation in the business of logging by
bringing his nephew, Neil Riser, to work in the timber business; and
WHEREAS, Kenneth's impact on his nephew was considerable, Senator Riser stating
"Kenneth was a very good logger who was very serious about the logging business."; and SR NO. 150 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, Senator Riser also remembers Kenneth saying, "Let me make it very
clear to you guys (loggers on the crew), you don't need to wear a watch on my jobs and
worry about what time it is. There are only two times a day that you need to be concerned
about the time, one is daylight and you better be on the job working then. The other time
is when it gets dark, that's when you can start thinking about quitting time."; and
WHEREAS, following in his Uncle Kenneth's footsteps, Neil Riser worked his way
through college at ULM on the logging crew for his uncle; and
WHEREAS, Senator Riser once stated, "If I had followed the career path that I
enjoyed the most, I would still be a logging contractor."; and
WHEREAS, in 1989, Kenneth Gore was named "Logger of the Year" and in 1997
the computer laboratory in the Department of Construction at the University of Louisiana
at Monroe was named in his honor; and
WHEREAS, Kenneth Gore's life ended prematurely, when he was killed in a logging
accident on February 20, 1989.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the legacy of hard work and personal responsibility that Kenneth
Gore epitomized in the way he lived his life and the way he operated his logging company.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Diane
Gore and her daughters, Anna and Paige.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE