VA SR81

Senate resolution honoring Gardner Elliott Cobb, Jr., a Franklin, Virginia native who died on August 28, 2025

Served as a corporal in the United States Marine Corps following his graduation from the University of Virginia in 1960

Earned his law degree from UVA Law School in 1966 and rose to vice president, general counsel, and secretary at Union Camp Corporation

Served the City of Franklin as councilman, vice mayor, and mayor from 1980 to 1988

Practiced law in Franklin from 1978 until his retirement in 2018; survived by his wife Betty and three children