Jennifer LOGAN Obituary
LOGAN, Jennifer Joy
July 13, 1982 – January 17, 2015
Our beloved Jennifer left this life on January 17, 2015 at the age of 32 while in the Peruvian jungle on a spiritual retreat near Puerto Maldonado. Jennifer's mantra was "Be the change you want to see in the world," and her life and studies were devoted to accomplishing that. After graduating from Aden Bowman in 2000, she joined the Katimavik volunteer program. She attended U of S for one year and then the University of Winnipeg where she completed a BA with Honours in geography and international development studies. While earning her degree, she spent three months in Nepal volunteering to tutor trafficked women and girls. She became passionate about housing issues while working at the student housing office at U of W. She was also a member, and later the chairperson, of World University Service of Canada. Her focus while there was to provide scholarships for people in refugee camps and then mentor and befriend them when they arrived in Canada. Jennifer loved academia, and moved to Toronto in 2007 to attend York University. She earned her master's degree in geography in 2010. Her thesis explored the difference between a house and a home, and how finding out what "home" means can lead to better inclusion and better services for immigrant and refugee communities. She focused on Tibetan households in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto for her research. Jenn's home was the world itself, but her favourite place was her mom and dad's house in Saskatoon, where she enjoyed their love and pampering – especially her mom's cinnamon buns and "prune twisters." She could often be found photographing Chloe the cat, who she had lovingly forced her parents to adopt. Jennifer had explored much of Canada, Tibet, Thailand, Europe, India and Saudi Arabia. In India, she worked on microfinance and educational programs in trash-picking communities. She was also on a spiritual quest, meeting gurus and spending long stints at ashrams practising yoga and meditation. She was a healer and had become a master of Reiki. She loved and respected life in all its forms and was a long-time vegetarian. Jennifer spent most of 2014 teaching English to women in Saudi Arabia. She came back to Canada in November to attend her sister's wedding, where she was able to reconnect with some extended family and charm her brother-in-law's family and friends from Japan. She cherished her friends in Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Toronto and made time to see them during her brief return. Our hearts are shattered, but we are all better people for having known and loved her. The quote she chose to go under her Grade 12 yearbook photo was: "The meaning of life is to give life meaning." You certainly did that, our incredible, beautiful Jennifer. Jennifer leaves her parents Berdeena (née Derksen) and Fraser Logan, sister Amy Logan, brother-in-law Masayuki Tomita and many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. A Memorial Service will be held at the Emmanuel Church and Arts and Spirit Refinery (609 Dufferin Ave.) in Saskatoon on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 2 p.m.
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Sarah Perry
May 7, 2015
Although a life is short
Although too soon may pass
Words will seem inadequate
Peace will come at last
The gift of life has been given to us all
But few truly live
A special soul has
Her legacy remains to give
To her family
To the less fortunate
To the world
A hand up that remained steady
In the face of adversity
A face that remained compassionate
When hands began to tremble
Her life was too short
For one simple reason
She changed more
Accomplished more
Experienced more
Saw more
Did more
Will give forever more
Than most of us
In a full life time
As seasons pass after season
A life's work well done.
So sorry to hear of your tragic loss. My condolences to your family at this difficult and heartbreaking time.
Somewhere, an angel got her wings.
February 10, 2015
What a beautiful life - what a heartbreaking loss! Our hearts are with you. Love, Glynn and Evanne Linnard
Rika Pere
February 10, 2015
To Jenn's Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of need. I feel blessed to have met and enjoyed some time with Jenn while in Peru. It was truly a special time and she is a remarkable girl.
All my Love
Carol Skelton
February 8, 2015
Dearest Berd, my deepest sympathy to you and your family on the loss of your beautiful, talented daughter. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Carol Skelton
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Bruce and Marna Brooks
February 7, 2015
We are so very sorry to hear of the tragic passing of your dear Jennifer. She touched so many lives around the world with her adventurous spirit. Our hearts are with you.
Darlene Thiemann
February 7, 2015
Dear Bird,Frazer and Amy.... my thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time. I remember Jennifer, from when Bird and I worked together, as a beautiful young girl. She was very shy when I knew her and am proud she grew up to be an outgoing caring person loved throughout the world. A testament to the parenting and direction she received in her life. I am so sorry for your loss of your beautiful Jennifer.
February 7, 2015
Berd and Fraser........
My thoughts and prayers are with your family at this very sad time. May your memories bring you comfort.
Pam Hanson (Sinclair)
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Jennifer Landrie Dergousoff
February 7, 2015
Dear Logan's,
I am so very shocked & saddened to hear of the loss of your Jennifer. Unfortunately I just found out & away overseas & cannot make the funeral. I am trying to get a hold of Mom & Dad to let them know when the funeral is so they can attend as I know they would want to.
Lots of love from the Landrie's
Bob, Jean, Barb, Jennifer & Lisa
Clarence & Ruth Peters
February 6, 2015
Our condolences go out to you in this time of your profound loss.
Leo & Elaine Pauls
February 6, 2015
Dear Fraser, Berdeena, & Amy, we were shocked and saddened to hear of Jennifer's passing. She was one incredibly special daughter and sister. Such an unexpected loss is so difficult, and our hearts ache for you. We pray that God may grant you His comfort, and His peace.
February 6, 2015
Berd,Fraser & Amy
So saddened to hear of the sudden and tragic loss of your dear Jennifer. May the love of family and friends help to carry you through your grief.
Sincerely
Donna Lozinsky, Saskatoon
Marianne Kramchynsky
February 6, 2015
We were so shocked and saddened to hear about the loss of your beautiful daughter. It hits close to home with our own daughters being about the same age and living far from home. Our deepest sympathies.
Marianne and Bernie Kramchynsky
Joanne Taylor
February 6, 2015
I worked with Jennifer in Toronto and my son worked for her on a survey project. While she was unsuccessful in her efforts to convince him to become a vegetarian, he was amazed at her patience, humanity and capacity for understanding. She was a special person, and it does not surprise me one bit to learn that her middle name was 'Joy'. To everyone who loved her I send my sincere condolences, but most of all to her mother and father. I hope that in the weeks and years to come you will take comfort in the knowledge that you raised a wonderful, independent young woman who made a difference in this world.
Laura
February 6, 2015
We all are one...I feel so blessed to have had a possibility to be your friend. Thanks with all my heart, Jennifer...
February 2011 - Jennifer looking lovely as she laced up for lunchtime skating.
Joanne Taylor
February 6, 2015
Jennifer with Toronto co-workers at a lunchtime skate in 2011
Joanne Taylor
February 6, 2015
Ellerey, Jeanne, and Logan
February 6, 2015
A life to be celebrated in its entirety, to be lived by.
Chaminda wijesingha
February 5, 2015
I miss you My Dear Lovely Friend...JENN....and Good Bye. our Friendship was very short time in Saudi Arabia but you always Promise me keep our Friendship..where're you.
Vickie Case
February 5, 2015
Words cannot express the pain feeling today learning about your darling Jennifer. She was such an accomplished lady for such a young age. God be with you Bird, Fraser, Amy and Thom. She'll continue to do amazing things although you won't see her she'll be everywhere around you. God Bless you all
Leah Palen
February 5, 2015
My deepest condolences to your family. Jen lead a very interesting life and accomplished many things.
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Julie Bentley
February 5, 2015
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Logan, Amy and Tomi,
So sorry for your loss. In memory of Jennifer's endeavours working with and advocating for women, a charitable donation has been made to the Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre in Toronto.
February 5, 2015
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I graduated high school with Jenn and she was an amazing person! My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Marc Vachon
February 5, 2015
The whole Department of Geography of the University of Winnipeg send our condolence. Jennifer was a remarkable energetic and adventurous woman. I was her thesis supervisor and friend. I remember asking her what she wanted to do and she said "I want to change the world" and she did and continue to do so, for she change my world by her love of life, enthusiasms and her eternal adventurous side. We will never forget your joie de vivre ,ton sourire et ta volonte de vivre chaque instant dans la joie et le plaisir.
Robert (Bob) Murdie
February 5, 2015
I first knew Jenn as a member of her thesis supervisory committee at York University and more recently as collaborator on a variety of projects associated with research on Neighbourhood Change at the University of Toronto. In
all respects, Jenn was an invaluable colleague and friend. Her passing is particularly hard for me because of the amount of research and writing we did together. Jenn had an inquisitive mind and solid academic abilities. She was skilled in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, was an excellent interviewer and a very good writer. Equally important I will remember Jenn as someone with great people skills and an appreciation of other cultures. Just before Christmas, Jenn was at our condo in Toronto for lunch and a lovely afternoon of conversation, especially about her experience in Saudi Arabia. She seemed so upbeat and was looking forward to her trip to Peru. This is the Jenn that my wife and I will remember.
Christopher Lyon
February 5, 2015
I'd known Jennifer since 2004 where we worked together with WUSC at the University of Winnipeg. This is a heartbreaking loss, but I find great comfort in having known her, knowing of the joy and light she brought to so many lives, and that she passed in a place she wanted to be, doing what it was she wanted to do.
Margie Carlson
February 5, 2015
I was so sorry to hear of Jennifer's death a few weeks ago in Peru. Jen worked for me for about one year in Toronto. She was one of my staff and led a team of interviewers for our work on the introduction of suite meters in social housing.
She and I had a lot in common. We'd both lived in Nepal, were interested in international development and were a bit fearless about travelling around the world. I remember when she told me that she was going to India. She was worried that I'd be upset about her leaving. On the contrary, I wanted her to follow her dreams. I told her that the more she pursued what she wanted, the more she would run into people who felt the same way as she did. I said there are no rules about how one should live their life.
Jen was so smart and so committed. I consider it a deep honour to have known her.
Aaron Gorodzinsky
February 5, 2015
Jenn was one of the nicest more attentive persons I have ever met. She was one of the first faces I met when I moved to Winnipeg. She was kind, always smiling and will be remembered by all of us who had the fortune of meeting her.
February 5, 2015
Such a terrible death for your lovely Jennifer as well as a painful loss for you, her family and friends. She was a tremendous blessing to the world in her work with abused women. A beautiful spirit like hers passes through this world so seldom -- you must be so proud, so grateful, so in awe of the gift that she was. I am carrying her and her loved ones on my heart.
Chris Hawthorne Ross
New Brunswick
David Valente
February 5, 2015
Didn't know her, but just an amazing person from what I've read. Educated and passionate. So so sorry
James Derksen
February 5, 2015
Berd, Fraser, Amy, Tomei
I share your loss and grief. I pray that you will be comforted knowing that you are in the prayers of your friends and family.
murrey hall
February 4, 2015
God bless Jennifer. She has left for higher ground. Peace, Love be hers forever.
Lorie LaPlante
February 4, 2015
I didn't know this young lady but feel that she made a big difference in the world just from reading about her and reading her obituary! And it is a better place because of her! R.I.P Jennifer! You lived the change you wanted to see in the world! I'm sure you are continuing to do wonderful things in heaven! My deepest condolences to her family and fiends! What an honor it must have been to know this young lady!
Joyce janzen
February 4, 2015
Fraser, Berdeena and Amy - my heart is broken for you. Holding you in my thoughts and prayers with love.
Stephen Berg
February 4, 2015
Jennifer was such a kind and gentle person who was so empathetic and positive. We finished our honours theses at the University of Winnipeg at the end of the same semester and I was just struck by how strong and yet tender her spirit was. I was very sad to hear about her passing. My deepest sympathies to her family and to the many friends she made over the years. She will be deeply missed.
February 4, 2015
A Peace prayer of Fancis of Assisi in 1226 epitomizes Jennifer's lifework,
Lord,make me an instrument of Your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt,faith;
where there is despair,hope;
where there is darkness,light;
where there is sadness,joy.
....it is in the giving that we receive;it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Long live Jennifer in our hearts
In sorrow ,Doug and Judy.
February 3, 2015
Hi am so sad for you guys Jennifer was an incredible person. I know how much it hurts. The only thing that keeps me going is the memories and knowing that their spirit is always with you. My prayers and thoughts are with you guys.
Mark
February 3, 2015
Bird,Fraser, and Amy I hold you close in my thoughts and prayers. I am sorry for your loss of Jen. May your memories be of comfort to you as you go through this difficult time. I am glad she chose to make her life dynamic. Nadine McKenzie
Libby Lunstrum
February 3, 2015
Jennifer was a teaching assistant for me when I first arrived at York. As an inexperienced and nervous faculty member, she immediately helped me feel at ease and at home. She was bright, dedicated, and so very full of energy. She greatly enriched her students' lives as well as the lives of the faculty who were lucky enough to work with her. She brightened up the halls of the Geography Department, to be sure. She is a reminder to me of how lucky we are to work with such talented and engaged students. I will miss her.
Joe Moser
February 3, 2015
Bird, Fraser, and Amy. Joseph and I want to share our condolences on your great loss. We both have nothing but good rememberances of a young girl whose smile would light up any room. Joseph always looked forward to having Amy or Jen over to baby sit and share life with two of the most delightful girls. I could see the love and pride in both parents eyes when talking about their daughters latest news and accomplishments. Jen is and was a truly great person and the world is a bit sadder at her loss.
All our love.
Joe, Bernadette and Joseph
February 3, 2015
We are so very sorry to learn of Jen's passing. We had the good fortune of meeting Jen through our son and daughter-in-law, Dallas and Karena. She impressed us both with her beauty, good humour, and worldliness. She was truly a free spirit. Our sympathy to you and your family.
Rocky and Elaine Ewart
Marian Hoffos
February 3, 2015
Such a wonderful cousin we all share. Jennifer thanks for being you, and for changing so many peoples lives in a positive way. Let us ALL give Life some meaning...
Love, Hugs and Comforting thoughts ....
(Cousin) Marian and Rob, Nicole, Brooke, Rachel Hoffos
Kent Holland
February 3, 2015
Oh, Birdie and Cousin Frazer, what a loss to the world and your family! What Jennifer packed into her short life is amazing; such a giving young lady. May her good works be remembered forever! I never met her but I wish I had; Rest in Peace oh courageous one!
Kara Loy
February 3, 2015
Sincerest condolences Bird and family. What a wonderful description of the life and contributions of a free-minded and kind-spirited human being.
Jolene Beyette
February 3, 2015
My heart goes out to you Bird, Fraser, and Amy. I remember her being a sweet girl with a brilliant smile :) Praying for you and your family at this time.
Len & Marg Fehr
February 3, 2015
We are so very sorry to read about your dear daughter's death. Although we didn't know her, it's easy to see she indeed did live her life to the fullest and give meaning to her life. Hugs to you. May The Lord grant you his strength and peace. From Deb Block's dad and stepmom
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