Alan Logan

Alan Logan, who died on 6 November 2013, was born in Bangor in 1925 and attended Bangor Grammar School from 1933 to 1941.

He served with the RAF from 1942 to 1946, and was commissioned as a navigator/ bomb aimer in Ontario. His operational service was on Lancasters. After the war on demobilisation he spent four years at Queen’s University studying Commercial Science. Shortly after graduation he joined the Ormeau Bakery as a graduate trainee manager, becoming marketing director and, for many years, managing director.

Alan’s passions were rugby and family. His love of rugby was kindled at Bangor Grammar. His first lesson in September 1933 was timetabled to be Chemistry. Instead, that entire first week was spent learning the laws, positions, tactics and ethos of Rugby
Football!

He later became an extremely popular member of Bangor RFC, captaining the 1st XV in 1950-51 and was appointed president in 1982-83.
He was Founder Chairman of Bangor Round Table and chaired both the North Down Development Organisation (1993-98) and the North Down Partnership for Peace and Reconciliation (1996-99). Alan was profoundly decent, loyal and kind – the perfect gentleman. He lived a very full life and had a positive influence on everyone he met. Alan’s sons Gavin and Shane (Ulster Rugby CEO) also attended Bangor Grammar School.

-Shane Logan