The president of the Slemon Park Corporation says when David Loggie was in the room you knew it.
Shawn McCarvill remembered his predecessor Monday as a great manager and a natural leader.
Loggie, 79, died Saturday at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside.
"He had a presence. When he was in the room, everybody knew it,'' McCarvill said.
Loggie was born in Montreal on Oct. 12, 1933 and grew up in Chatham, N.B. He moved to Summerside in 1953 and began his career as an office clerk for Canada Packers-Shur Gain, spending the next 47 years climbing the corporate ladder from office clerk to accountant to manager of the company's Bathurst division.
In 1965, he was named manager of the Shur Gain division in Summerside.
During his tenure with the company, he was honoured with the World Potato Congress Award in recognition of his contribution and leadership to the development and progress of the global potato industry.
Loggie was also well known for his entrepreneurial spirit. He owned Coastal Stevedoring for many years, Kensington Truck and Tractor and, most recently, owned and operated a residential and commercial real estate rental and development business in Summerside.
Loggie received his share of awards over the years, including being named greater Summerside's exporter of the year.
He was also one of the three original committee members of Slemon Park Corporation, working to create a new development scenario following the closure of CFB Summerside. He served as vice-chairman of the board of Slemon Park and moved on to become chairman, eventually serving as president from 2000-02.
"He also secured the long-term presence of the Atlantic Police Academy by selling the school buildings to Holland College and then by reinvesting that money into developing our hotel,'' McCarvill said.
John MacDonald, general manager of the Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce, says Loggie was a very strong-minded community man and dedicated to the economy of the area.
"Mr. Loggie was sort of a futuristic thinker,'' MacDonald said. "He played a major role in the development of the Summerside waterfront and he played a major role in the transformation of the marina and wharf . . . in seeing that new sheds were erected. He was very dedicated. He was a man that could get the job done.''
Loggie also served on numerous committees and boards, including the P.E.I. Development Agency, as director; Marine Atlantic, as director; Holland College, as a board member; and St. Mary's Anglican Church in Summerside as warden and choir member.
Two days before his death, Loggie was elected to the Junior Achievements P.E.I. Business Hall of Fame.
A gala ceremony and fundraiser was held last Thursday at the Delta Prince Edward hotel.
Loggie wasn't able to attend the ceremony but his son, Steve Loggie, said his father was honoured by the recognition.
"He said that the areas that he is most proud of is the potato exporting, redeveloping the waterfront in Summerside and the work he did at Slemon Park,'' Steve Loggie said.
David Loggie is survived by his wife Marjorie (Huestis) Loggie, and by his children Steve, Mary Jane, Judy and Paul.
Visiting hours are Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Moase Funeral Home in Summerside. The funeral is Wednesday at St. Mary's Anglican Church in Summerside at 10:30 a.m.
The president of the Slemon Park Corporation says when David Loggie was in the room you knew it.
Shawn McCarvill remembered his predecessor Monday as a great manager and a natural leader.
Loggie, 79, died Saturday at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside.
"He had a presence. When he was in the room, everybody knew it,'' McCarvill said.
Loggie was born in Montreal on Oct. 12, 1933 and grew up in Chatham, N.B. He moved to Summerside in 1953 and began his career as an office clerk for Canada Packers-Shur Gain, spending the next 47 years climbing the corporate ladder from office clerk to accountant to manager of the company's Bathurst division.
In 1965, he was named manager of the Shur Gain division in Summerside.
During his tenure with the company, he was honoured with the World Potato Congress Award in recognition of his contribution and leadership to the development and progress of the global potato industry.
Loggie was also well known for his entrepreneurial spirit. He owned Coastal Stevedoring for many years, Kensington Truck and Tractor and, most recently, owned and operated a residential and commercial real estate rental and development business in Summerside.
Loggie received his share of awards over the years, including being named greater Summerside's exporter of the year.
He was also one of the three original committee members of Slemon Park Corporation, working to create a new development scenario following the closure of CFB Summerside. He served as vice-chairman of the board of Slemon Park and moved on to become chairman, eventually serving as president from 2000-02.
"He also secured the long-term presence of the Atlantic Police Academy by selling the school buildings to Holland College and then by reinvesting that money into developing our hotel,'' McCarvill said.
John MacDonald, general manager of the Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce, says Loggie was a very strong-minded community man and dedicated to the economy of the area.
"Mr. Loggie was sort of a futuristic thinker,'' MacDonald said. "He played a major role in the development of the Summerside waterfront and he played a major role in the transformation of the marina and wharf . . . in seeing that new sheds were erected. He was very dedicated. He was a man that could get the job done.''
Loggie also served on numerous committees and boards, including the P.E.I. Development Agency, as director; Marine Atlantic, as director; Holland College, as a board member; and St. Mary's Anglican Church in Summerside as warden and choir member.
Two days before his death, Loggie was elected to the Junior Achievements P.E.I. Business Hall of Fame.
A gala ceremony and fundraiser was held last Thursday at the Delta Prince Edward hotel.
Loggie wasn't able to attend the ceremony but his son, Steve Loggie, said his father was honoured by the recognition.
"He said that the areas that he is most proud of is the potato exporting, redeveloping the waterfront in Summerside and the work he did at Slemon Park,'' Steve Loggie said.
David Loggie is survived by his wife Marjorie (Huestis) Loggie, and by his children Steve, Mary Jane, Judy and Paul.
Visiting hours are Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Moase Funeral Home in Summerside. The funeral is Wednesday at St. Mary's Anglican Church in Summerside at 10:30 a.m.
