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19100671D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 719
Offered January 16, 2019
Celebrating the life of Pat Loggans.
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Patrons-- Kilgore; Senator: Carrico
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WHEREAS, Pat Loggans, a hardworking civil servant and a dedicated mentor to generations of young people in Scott County, died on August 3, 2018; and

WHEREAS, a native of Kingsport, Tennessee, Pat Loggans grew up in Scott County and attended Gate City High School, where he excelled in athletics, becoming the school’s first five-sport letterman and earning a total of 13 letters; and

WHEREAS, as a star member of the Gate City High School football team, Pat Loggans played through an illness and a knee injury to help lead the team to its first state championship with a convincing 40 - 8 win over James Monroe High School in 1970; and

WHEREAS, Pat Loggans continued his education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and East Tennessee State University, where he studied business education, accounting, and economics and developed an interest in sports medicine; and

WHEREAS, Pat Loggans returned to Gate City High School as an athletic trainer and helped members of the football team achieve greatness on and off the field for more than four decades; he went on to serve as a member of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the Virginia Advisory Board on Athletic Training, and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association; and

WHEREAS, desirous to be of further service to the community, Pat Loggans ran for and was elected to the Gate City Town Council and was serving as vice mayor when he was hired as a community and economic development coordinator for the county in 1990; and

WHEREAS, Pat Loggans served as the county industrial development authority director and was subsequently appointed as county administrator, ably serving the county in both roles until his retirement in 1997; and

WHEREAS, guided by his deep faith, Pat Loggans enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as a longtime member of Gate City United Methodist Church, where he shared his musical talents with the congregation as a member of the praise band; he was also active with other churches in the region as a member of Gideons International; and

WHEREAS, Pat Loggans will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 43 years, Lisa; his children, Rebecca and Scott, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Pat Loggans, a respected civil servant and youth athletic trainer who touched countless lives in Scott County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Pat Loggans as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.