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Gene Dennis, Logan’s Longest Serving Mayor, Dies At 88
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Logan's longest serving mayor – 88-year-old Gene Dennis – died Saturday in the city in which he'd worked as a public servant for 16 years.
Dennis served three terms as mayor from 1988 to 2000, and also served four years as a member of Logan City Council.
During his 12-year tenure as mayor, Dennis played a role in the decision to construct a new building to house the Logan Police Department, worked to rehabilitate the Logan Water Plant, volunteered and led an effort to clean up a dilapidated portion of Oak Grove Cemetery, and even prevented an East Coast company from shipping their rubbish to Logan.