Longtime Volunteers Named Moorestown Citizens Of The Year

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Longtime Moorestown residents and volunteers John and Kathy Logue, have been unanimously selected as the 2022 Citizens of The Year, the Moorestown Service Clubs Council announced.

They will be honored at a dinner at The Community House of Moorestown on Feb. 2, 2022, 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at The Moorestown Community House, Moorestown Hardware, both Breakfast and Lunch Rotary Clubs, and the Lions Club.

John and Kathy Logue moved to Moorestown in 1979 and began raising their children, according to information provided by the Service Clubs Council.

They immediately became active volunteer coaches of their kids’ softball and soccer teams, and they helped with scouting. From there, they went on to serve on other town committees and boards.

They said the spirit of volunteer service was important to them because they both came from homes where their parents had been very active volunteers in their communities.

Both John and Kathy wanted to show their children what the volunteer spirit is, and how it helps make a town a great place to live and work.

Their children are adults now, but John and Kathy are still volunteering because they love the town and the people they’ve met through their activities.

John Logue was born and raised with his brother, Ken and sister, Lori, in Barrington. His parents were very involved in their town, participating in Town Council, Civic League Celebrations Committee, PTA and Church Council.

John Logue’s parents started the 4th of July celebration, including their first fireworks. His mother received Barrington’s Citizen of the Year Award. He graduated from Haddon Heights High School and Rutgers University-Camden.

Kathy Logue was raised in Stratford and has a sister, Maureen, and three brothers - Bob (deceased 4/2021), Jim and Dan. Her father was active in Boy Scouting and her mother was active in the Altar and Rosary Society. She graduated second in her class from Sterling High School.

In high school, they were both in Explorer Scouts (co-ed Boy Scouts) and met on a summer camping trip. They were married in 1975 and moved to Newark, DE, where John Logue got his Master’s Degree in Public Administration at the University of Delaware, and Kathy Logue started a banking career.

In May 1978, John Logue got an internship related to his Master’s Degree with the Township of Moorestown. While there, John Logue was appointed Deputy Township Manager/Township Clerk.

They moved to Harding Avenue in Moorestown in 1979, where they still live today. They have three grown children and two grandchildren.

John and Kathy Logue have been integrally involved in Moorestown’s volunteer community for more than 40 years. John Logue’s community service spans 11 different organizations in Moorestown and 5 county organizations.

Kathy Logue’s volunteer involvement spans 9 different Moorestown organizations. Her most recent volunteer service involves Percheron Park and The Moorestown Tree Planting and Preservation Committee.

She is currently the President of the Non Profit Friends of Percheron Park, Inc. which was started in 2011. She has brought vital energy to raising money to build this pocket park at the intersection of West Main Street and High Street. The Park is slated to be completed in 2022.

Kathy Logue was appointed to the Moorestown Tree Planting and Preservation Committee in 2012, and she remains active on the committee today as the Publicity Chair.

She is also currently serving as the Moorestown Committeewoman to the Burlington County Republican Committee, District 1. She’s been active on this committee since 2004.

Kathy Logue was also a Board Member and Secretary of the Moorestown Business Association (MBA) from 2006-2009. As an active MBA member, she chaired both their Scholarship and Sponsorship committees for 6 years.

She helped establish the Easter Egg Hunt MBA Activity. She also served on the Moorestown Appearance Committee for a year in 2010. In 2005, she participated in the Make It Moorestown Celebrations Committee, which worked with Moorestown residents/neighborhoods to hold Block Parties and Fireworks, the 4th of July Parade, Winter Festival, and the Halloween Parade.

In 2003-04, she served at the request of Township Council as an Alternate #1 Member of the Moorestown Planning Board.

Perhaps Kathy Logue’s most ambitious volunteer activity was serving on the Moorestown Board of Education School Board from April 1989 to April 1995, being elected to two 3-year terms. She served as Vice President of the School Board from April 1991-95.

She has also helped with the Summer Hanging Baskets project on Main Street for several years and watering flower containers at Lenola and Camden avenues every summer.

When her children were growing up, she was a Girl Scout Leader and soccer/softball teams coach during the 1980s and 1990s.

Both John and Kathy Logue participated in the initial building of Fullerton Park in 1992 and then again in 2011 when it was rebuilt.

John Logue has an equally impressive and long list of volunteer contributions to Moorestown. He has countless hours serving on the following Boards and Advisory Committees:

• Township Planning Board Member, 2014 - 2020, Chairman, 2020;
• Township Economic Development Advisory Committee, 2019-2020;
• Township Zoning Board Member 1991-97, Chairman 1996; and again in 2005-2013, Chairman 2010-13;
• West Moorestown Task Force 2003-04;
• Secretary, Township Low and Moderate Income Housing Advisory Committee, 1993-97;
• Moorestown’s Visioning Advisory Committee, 2005 (community long range planning);
• Make It Moorestown Celebration Committee Co-Chair September 2005 to 2006 in response to Moorestown being named Best Place To Live In America by Money Magazine. He chaired the Fireworks events and directed the year-long events;
• Republican Municipal Committee, District 1, for a combined total of 20 years, serving as Vice Chairman in 2009 and Chairman from 2010 to 2012;
• The Moorestown Republican Club, also for 20 years, serving as Membership Chair in 1988 and Vice President from 1991-94.
• During the 1980s and 1990s, he was a member of the Moorestown Breakfast Rotary Club and the Moorestown Y’s Men’s Club; and
• Like Kathy, during the 1980s and 1990s, he coached several soft ball and soccer teams.

Outside of Moorestown, John Logue has participated in the following:

• Burlington County Agricultural Development Board from 2010-17, serving as Vice Chairman in 2016;
• Burlington County Republican Committee, Sergeant At Arms, 2010-18;
• Burlington County Republican State Committee, June 2021 to the present; and
• Bishop B.J. Eustace General Assembly and Santa Monica Council -- Knights of Columbus.

“John and Kathy have done their very best to make Moorestown a truly special place to live and raise a family,” the Service Clubs Council said. “It’s obvious from their volunteer efforts that when one of them gets involved you get both of them because they are a team!! They have not only demonstrated to their children the importance of being involved in your community to make a positive difference but are a beacon of inspiration for all of us here in Moorestown. The Service Clubs Council salutes them both as the 2022 Citizens of the Year.”