Logan Reddish

1989 - 2017

Logan Michael Reddish

Oxford, MD-Logan Michael Reddish, 28, died on May 9, 2017 at his home in Oxford.

I don't know how you capture the essence of Logan Michael Reddish in mere mortal words. Let me give you a taste of the flavor that he was. Born May 6, 1989 in Salisbury Maryland to Dale Greenhawk (Reddish) Jafari and Walton F. Reddish, he soon became known as Bear. Warm and cuddly, but look out for those claws. He was born facing the challenge of his immunodeficiency disorder, but rarely did that get in his way. He moved into adolescence with the rebellion we never saw in our first two sons, but emerged with a quick wit, a sarcastic bite, and an amazing capacity for love and compassion. In the midst of a heroin epidemic, I want all mothers to know that a select few will successfully slay that dragon as Logan had done, achieving 40 hard-fought months of a clean and sober life. As many times as he cheated death, who could have known that his own body would betray him in life.

Logan was an amazing man. Fiercely loyal to friends and family, he had found his joy in his work with the Talbot County Department of Emergency Services, the Eastern Shore Breaking News feed, and his dream come true: a newly inducted volunteer fireman with the Oxford Volunteer Fire Department. He was passionate about Hockey and Alex Ovetchkin was his idol; he named his cat OvetchKat. He took joy from the simple pleasures: family dinner on Sundays, watching the sun rise or set over the Tred Avon River, a good cup of coffee, Pop Tarts, sports and video games. The Capitals and the Ravens have lost a great fan. His sudden and unexpected death occurred while he was playing NHL Hockey on his PlayStation quietly at home. Perhaps his colleagues said it best: "Dispatcher Reddish #168. Talbot Center has lost a hero. Rest easy brother (and son)…we'll take it from here. To some this is just a line…to others it is a family crest." As Ashlea Greenhawk reminded me: "A small change in one place of our complex universe can have a large effect elsewhere". This ripple in the cloth of the universe will travel to eternity.

Logan is survived by his Mom and stepfather, Dale and Reza Jafari of Easton; his father and stepmother, Walton and Tiffany Reddish of Delray FL; brothers: Jason B. Reddish (Karen) of Rockville MD and Kaelon P Reddish (Melissa) of Salisbury; stepbrother: Mark Jafari (Lynn) of Frederick; his maternal grandmother, Sally Greenhawk of Oxford; beloved aunts: Lawrie G. Dudley (Wick) of Queenstown; Stacey A Anderson (Ron) of Oxford; Michael D Greenhawk (Kelly) of Oxford; and Brian S. Greenhawk (Mindy) of Cambridge, and maternal step-grandmother Connie Greenhawk (Oxford). He leaves behind the nieces he adored: Natasha and Cassandra Jafari, Cecilia and Lydia Reddish, and Moira and Willow Reddish and many treasured cousins. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Philemon C Greenhawk, Paternal Grandparents Walton and Elizabeth Reddish, maternal uncles Philemon Jr. and Kelly Greenhawk.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 2 PM at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., 200 S. Harrison St., Easton, with a visitation from 12- 2 PM.

Interment will follow at Oxford Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Oxford Volunteer Fire Dept., 300 Oxford Rd, Oxford, MD 21654 or the Immondeficiency Foundation, 110 West Road #300, Towson, MD 21204 or the Talbot County Dept. of Emergency Services, 605 Port St., Easton, MD 21601

For online tributes, please visit www.fhnfuneralhome.com.