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Reporter
November 2, 2022
Forsyth's Joel Vinson Sr. is a Hometown Hero
By Steve Reece
stevereece@gmail.com
Joel Vinson Sr. has been
to a lot of schools and
learned a lot over the years.
After coming to Monroe
County at the age of 10
from Columbus, Ga. then
lettering in football as a
linebacker under Dan
Pitts, he graduated from
Mary Persons and got his
first two degrees in crimi
nal justice and biological
science at Gordon Junior
College.
He went on to get a
forestry degree from the
University of Georgia and
a law degree from the John
Marshall Law School.
He got his first real job
at the age of 19 at High
Falls State Park as a deputy
ranger checking hunters
and fishermen. He also
worked for the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service until
1978 when he became in
volved with John Pigg, who
taught him everything he
knew about private forestry
consulting.
Vinson is the chaplain of
the Georgia Wildlife Feder
ation. His current business
is Joel Vinson & Associates,
Inc. which does forestry
appraisals and evaluations
and real estate services.
He met his wife, Denise
Darden Vinson, who is a
lifelong resident of Mon
roe County and graduated
from Monroe Academy,
at an Independence Day
celebration dance for L.C.
Bittick. They were intro
duced by mutual friends
and were married the next
year on Oct. 9,1981.
Joel and Denise have
three children, Natalie,
a hospice chaplain in
Lawrenceville, J. Raymond,
a major in the 7th Group
Special Forces of the US
Army, and Kimberly who
is a teacher at T.G. Scott
Elementary.
Joel is a deacon at the
First Baptist Church in
Forsyth and is the president
of the Monroe County
Sportsmens Federation. He
is also a past president of
Forsyth-Monroe County
Kiwanis Club.
As the son of a Boy
Scout leader, Joel is heavily
involved as a Scout leader
of local Troop 51. He also
works with The Gideons
International helping
people receive the Word of
God by passing out Bibles
and New Testaments.
Mark Holloway, Financial Advisor
478.365.0382
mark.holloway@nm.com
www. ma rkhol loway. nm .com
Joel said his parents, Wil
liam and Pauline Vinson,
gave him his strong work
ethic.
His advice to todays
youngsters is simple but
important: “Decide what
you want to do, study, and
always be kind and you’ll
go far. And always fol
low the counsel of Godly
people.”
Jason Connell of Vol
ume Chevrolet sponsors
a cash prize to the Every
Day Hero in each weeks
Reporter. To nominate an
unsung hero who works
hard every day to make
Monroe County go, email
stevereece@gmail.com.
Joel Vinson Sr.
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or e-mail her at ads@mymcr.net.
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