In Memory: Dr. Keith Kitson (Kit) Logue (PU DVM ’80)

May 17, 2019

The Purdue Veterinary Medicine family is saddened by news that Dr. Keith Kitson Logue, immediate past-president of the Purdue Veterinary Alumni Association, passed away May 6 at his home in South Bend, Ind. He was 64.

Dr. Logue pictured during a <a href= — Dr. Keith Logue was a dedicated member of the Purdue Alumni Association Board of Directors, serving multiple terms, including a term as president.

Dr. Logue earned his Purdue DVM degree in 1980, and went on to work in private practice for South Bend area veterinarians and mentors, including Dr. Robert Beebe of Gilmer Park Animal Clinic, and fellow Purdue graduates, Drs. Richard Goebel and Kathleen Neuhoff of the Magrane Pet Medical Center. In 1983 he co-founded the South Bend Animal Emergency Clinic along with fellow South Bend area practitioners. With his wife as partner, Dr. Logue also founded and managed Stewart Pet Products, Ltd., as a dog and cat treat company in the domestic and international veterinary markets.

Dr. Logue’s varied interests included serving multiple terms on the Purdue Veterinary Alumni Association Board of Directors, most recently fulfilling a two-year term as president. He also held leadership positions at Reins of Life Therapeutic Horseback Riding and Edward Lowe Industries in South Bend, Ind., and Hill’s Pet Products and Kaytee Products. Dr. Logue also maintained involvement with the University of Notre Dame, where he earned his MBA in 1985.

A funeral service was held Saturday, May 11, at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in South Bend. Charitable donations in Dr. Logue’s memory may be made to Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 61770 Miami Road, South Bend, IN 46614; St. Joseph County Humane Society, 2506 Grape Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545; and Reins of Life Therapeutic Horseback Riding, 55200 Quince Road, South Bend, IN 46619.

Writer(s): Kevin Doerr | pvmnews@purdue.edu

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