Arthur "Art" Jones Logie, Jr., age 85, passed away on June 27, 2023, in Clermont, FL. He was born on September 1, 1937, in Jacksonville, FL.

Art was preceded in death by his loving wife, Dorothy Theresa (Leanza) Logie, his father, Dr. Arthur Jones Logie, Sr., M.D., and his mother, Julia Ernestine (Tyler) Logie Bitler. He is survived by his 3 children; Cynthia (Logie) Waugh, Christopher Logie (wife Jane Logie), and Allison (Logie) Bleser; 6 grandchildren; Christopher Waugh, Tyler Logie, Sarah Logie, Jacob Bleser, Samuel Bleser, and Dylan Bleser; 2 Brothers; Andrew Meranda and Michael Meranda, and 2 sisters; Jean Taylor and Elspeth Lake.

Art started out his life in Jacksonville, FL, and remained in Florida until he graduated college. He attended several different schools throughout his growing up years.

His elementary years were spent at Admiral Farragut Academy, a preparatory & international boarding school in St. Petersburg, FL. 

Art attended The Bolles Military Academy, a boarding school in Jacksonville, FL, from 1951-1953, during his freshman & sophomore years of high school. While there, he was a member of the Quill & Scroll, which was the Bolles Chapter of the international honorary society of high school journalists, he was in the Glee Club, & he was a top swimmer for the Bolles Swim Team. He won the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) State Swimming Championship in 1953 for the fastest time in the 50 Yard Freestyle.

Art's junior & senior years of high school were spent at Bishop Kenny High School, a college preparatory school in Jacksonville, FL. He graduated in 1955. He was Vice President of the student body, sports editor of the school yearbook, he played a lead role in his senior play (In an Old Kentucky Garden), was on the football team, and he was on the Bishop Kenny Swim Team where he was once again a top swimmer. This time, Art won the FHSAA State Swimming Championship three times for the fastest time in the 50 Yard Freestyle in both 1954 &1955, & in the 100 yard Freestyle in 1955.

Art became a Florida Gator in 1956 when he began college at The University of Florida (UF). While there, he was a sports writer for the UF Alligator newspaper, he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity & the Phi Sigma Epsilon Professional Marketing Fraternity, and he was on the UF Gator Swim Team. The swim team won the SEC Championship both of the years that Art was on the team (1956 & 1957), and Art won two individual SEC Championships as well for having the fastest times in the 50 Yard Freestyle & the 100 Yard Freestyle. His name went down in history when he was added to the Florida Gators All-Time Swimming & Diving Roster, which is a list of the best swimmers of all time at University of Florida.

Art joined the United States Marine Corp in 1957 and served on active duty until 1959. By the time of his honorable discharge he had been promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal.

After completing his service in the Marines, Art returned to the University of Florida to complete his last 2 years of college. He graduated from UF in 1961 with a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration with a major in Marketing.

After graduating from college, Art took a sales job with The Armstrong Company in Lancaster, PA, and that's where he met his future wife, (our mom), Dorothy (Leanza). She was a secretary at Armstrong and he was a salesman in training. They met at a company party in May of 1961 & after only 6 dates they were married 6 months later on Nov 19, 1961. They were married for 42 years at the time of Dorothy's passing (Jan 1, 2003).

Art loved sales, and he was very successful at it. His favorite phrase was, "the salesmanship starts when the customer says no." Art went on to win numerous top sales awards and earn many promotions throughout his successful career. He & his family were relocated to several states throughout his career; California, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, and Georgia. Some of the companies he worked for included IBM, Yardley of London, & C.J. Bates, & Son. In the early 1970s Art was promoted to Regional Sales Manager with CJ Bates & Son & accepted a job transfer to Atlanta, GA. He & his family remained there for the next 30 years.

By the late 1970s, Art decided to do things his own way & become self employed. His claim to fame was the "Punchable Key Tag," which was the main seller for his successful company, Accurate Mfg Corp. In the late 1990s he and our mom relocated to Murphy, NC, to a beautiful home on 5 acres with a pond where they remained until mom's passing. He then sold the home, downsized, and moved to Washington and then to Montana.

When Art started to struggle with dementia & complications from diabetes at age 83, he moved back to Florida to be closer to family.

Art will be remembered for being an animal lover who, to the joy of his children, brought home many stray cats & dogs over the years that he found when traveling on the road. He always said, "where there are children there should be animals." He also loved the mountains, enjoyed swimming, playing chess, reading sales books, & investing in the stock market. His favorite book of all time was "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," and he often gave out free copies to anyone he thought could benefit from reading it. He was competitive & ambitious, as well as charming & witty, with a positive outlook on life. He was always full of financial and life advice to share and he had a great desire to help and mentor his family, friends, and even strangers. Art will be sincerely missed by his family and the many friends he made over the years.  

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR ART  WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 

Rescuing animals was near & dear to Art's heart. One of his most beloved charities that he supported for many years was The Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary. Their mission is to provide sanctuary, rehabilitation, and adoption for animals who have been used in laboratory research.

In lieu of flowers, if you feel moved to do so, a donation to The Kindness Ranch would be a beautiful tribute to Art.

https://kindnessranch.org/

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