IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEART THAT ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS MOURNS THE PASSING OF NEVADA COUNTY LOGGER DENNIS ELLIOTT.
INFORMATION IS LIMITED AT THIS TIME BUT WE WANTED TO LET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OUR MEMBERS, AND OUR FRIENDS KNOW OF DENNIS’ PASSING AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.
DENNIS PASSED EARLIER IN FEBRUARY AND WORD HAS BEEN GETTING OUT.
WE CAN TELL YOU THAT DENNIS ELLIOTT WAS
“PRETTY MUCH” A FOUNDING MEMBER OF ACL. DENNIS WAS NEVER QUITE SURE IF HE CAME ABOARD IN THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR OF THE ASSOCIATION (1973 OR 1974.). BUT WE DO KNOW THAT DENNIS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GATHERING MEMBERS TO HELP START THE ASSOCIATION WITH AS MANY LOGGERS AS POSSIBLE ALL OVER NOTHERN CALIFORNIA
DENNIS WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING AND LEADING THE GOLD COUNTRY CHAPTER OF ACL, WHICH COVERS NEVADA COUNTY AND PLACER COUNTY.
AFTER MANY YEARS AS “ONLY” A MEMBER OF THE GOLD COUNTRY CHAPTER — DURING WHICH TIME DENNIS WAS A DRIVING FORCE IN ADDING AND KEEPING MEMBERS IN THE CHAPTER– DENNIS WAS RE-ELECTED AS CHAPTER CHAIR IN HIS “SENIOR YEARS” AND RE-JOINED THE ACL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO. DENNIS SAID HE WAS PROUD TO SERVE ON THE BOARD “FROM THE 70S TO TODAY” AND TO SEE HOW THE ORGANIZATON HE HELPED FOUND “HAD SURVIVED AND THRIVED.”
DENNIS ELLIOTT RETIRED FROM THE ACL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2024, HAVING TURNED THE GOLD COUNTRY CHAPTER CHAIR GAVEL OVER TO HIS CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND, AMANDA GODON(CURRENTLY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS.)
DENNIS NAMED HIS LOGGING COMPANY “DENNIS ELLIOTT AND DAUGHTERS” AND HAD A TRADEMARK LOGO: “THE TASMANIAN DEVIL” FROM BUGS BUNNY CARTOONS. iT WAS A FITTING SYMBOL OF DENNIS’ FEISTY ENERGY
WE WILL GET MORE INFORMATION — INCLUDING AN OBITUARY — OUT TO EVERYONE AS SOON AS WE CAN SECURE IT. IF ANYONE HAS ACCESS TO THE OBITUARY FOR DENNIS ELLIOTT, PLEASE CONTACT THE ACL OFFICE AT 916-441-7940 OR ECARLESON@CALOG.COM
PLEASE JOIN ACL VICE PRESIDENT AND GOLD COUNTRY CHAPTER CHAIR AMANDA GODON RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW, IN CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF HER CLOSE FRIEND, LOGGER —AND ONE OF ACL’S STRONGEST SUPPORTERS — DENNIS ELLIOTT.