Dr. Gordon Arthur Logan

Dr. Gordon Arthur Logan, age 87, died on July 26, 2012 of lung cancer at his home on Mercer Island, Washington. He was born in Rockford, Illinois on August 8, 2024 and graduated from West Rockford High School in 1942. Gordon served with the U. S. Marine Corps in San Diego in 1943 and 1944. He earned a Bachelor Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1945, a Master of Science in Psychology from Purdue University in 1946 and a Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University in 1951. Gordon married Joan “Jody” Memrie Goss on June 22, 1946 in Indianapolis. They moved to Seattle in 1951 and to Mercer Island in 1953. Gordon was involved in the founding of the Heart Center of Providence (now Swedish) Medical Center in 1959 using a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation. He was its director until 1987. He was also affiliated with the University of Washington from 1952 to 1978. He retired from his medical practice at age 70 in 1994. Gordon climbed all the major peaks of the Pacific Northwest, and enjoyed hiking, camping, boating and fishing. He was involved with the Mountaineers Club and the building of their Mt. Baker lodge in 1954. He particularly enjoyed heli-skiing in Canada. He and Jody also enjoyed dancing, dixieland jazz music and festivals.Gordon is the son the Arthur Duane Logan and Helen Gordon Shelper and is preceded in death by sister Nancy Hill.Gordon is survived by wife Joan; children James and Patricia Logan of Cannon Beach, OR; David and Stephanie Logan of Ferndale, WA; Bruce and Chris Logan of Ferndale, WA; and Beth Logan Young of North Bend, WA; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A reception to celebrate Gordon’s life will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 25, 2012, in Spring Hall at the East Shore Unitarian Church, 12700 SE 32nd St., Bellevue, Washington. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the American Heart Association.