It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Logan Gene Pooler, age 58, who resided in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania with family in his final chapter. Logan passed away on July 2nd, 2026, surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer.
Logan was born on October 2, 1967, in Pasco, Washington, to David Logan Pooler and Yvonne “Cedele” Hitchman. He grew up alongside his siblings—James, Watheneah, and Stacy—in a childhood shaped by a lot of extended family nearby and wide-open spaces on his grandparents’ farm. There, Logan developed an early love for the outdoors and machines, spending his days playing, working, and learning to shoot on the farm—experiences that helped shape his independence, confidence, and lifelong sense of curiosity.
From an early age, Logan showed a personality that refused to fit neatly into any one box. He excelled in a wide range of activities, from playing center on his high school football team to serving as a lifter on the cheerleading squad, and even participating in a crocheting club—an early hint of the humor, versatility, and unpredictability that would define his life.
Logan’s life of service began immediately upon graduation from high school in 1986, when he proudly enlisted in the United States Army on his graduation day. This marked the beginning of a 27-year military career that would span continents, conflicts, and countless missions.
In 2001, he transferred to the United States Air Force, serving as an intelligence officer. Over the course of his distinguished career, Logan earned numerous honors and commendations (most of which were not discovered by his family until his retirement ceremony), including recognition for his service during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He worked closely with allied foreign governments and multiple branches of the U.S. military in complex operational environments, consistently demonstrating leadership, precision, and unwavering dedication.
After retiring from active duty as an Air Force Major in 2013, Logan continued his service as a private contractor, deploying to Afghanistan for a year before joining a company contracted with the Department of Defense in Hawaii, where he served from 2015 through 2025. Most recently, he worked as an Electromagnetic Warfare Planner defending the South Pacific region, continuing his lifelong commitment to protecting others through his expertise and intellect.
To his colleagues, Logan was affectionately known as the unofficial “dad joke specialist,” a role he fulfilled with unmatched enthusiasm and impeccable timing. At home, that same humor became a defining part of family life. He lovingly “terrorized” his wife and children with his fast-thinking logic and relentless jokes/pranks, always delivered with affection.
Logan met his “mahal” (“love” in Tagalog), Gladys (Grace) Martinez Pooler, while he was stationed in Japan, and the two were married in the Philippines in 1989 in a story that became a cherished family tale. Together, through the transforming power and grace of Jesus Christ, they built a life grounded in faith, service, and devotion to God. Wherever military life took them, they faithfully served, worshiped, and built community within their local church, always centered on God’s Word.
They raised three children: David Martinez Pooler, Shelcy Pooler Chong, and Kristian Martinez Pooler. Logan often joked that the reason he didn’t have any music talent himself was because he passed all of it to his children—cherishing these gifts as well as any family time they could carve out. With his children, he enjoyed board games, card games, and video games, hiking and sports, Saturday morning cartoons, family devotions, and serving others in their home and church, instilling the value of both work and play into the lives of his children.
Of all his roles and accomplishments, none brought him more joy than being “Papa.” He loved roughhousing with his grandchildren, continuing his lifelong mastery of dad jokes and pranks, and drawing them into his many passions. These included dirtbiking, fixing anything that needed (or didn’t need) fixing, making his grandma’s famous buttermilk biscuits topped with chocolate syrup, sneaking his favorite sweets—especially “chai tea” (basically a dab of chai and heaps of coffee creamer and sugar stirred in a cup) and anything with chocolate and peanut butter—and most importantly, studying the Bible with his grandchildren.
Logan is survived by his loving family: his wife, Gladys (Grace) Martinez Pooler; his son David Martinez Pooler and wife Jerri Lynn Pooler, and their children Adelaide Graye Pooler, Nora Mae Pooler, and Jacqueline Charity Pooler; his daughter Shelcy Pooler Chong and husband Michael Christopher Chong, and their children Odella Melelani Chong, Venture Michael Chong, Crusade Logan Chong, and baby expected in September 2026; and his youngest son, Kristian Martinez Pooler. He is also survived by his father, David Logan Pooler.
He was preceded in death by his sweet natured and craft talented mother, Yvonne “Cedele” Hitchman.
Logan will be remembered for his humble service, deep faith in His Savior and knowledge of His Word, brilliant mind, unmistakable humor, and the way he loved his family with steady devotion. His presence made life more interesting, more thoughtful, and always a little more humorous than expected.
A celebration of life will be held at New Life Bible Fellowship in Oley, PA at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: Promise Land Christian Church in San Juan, Philippines, in honor of Logan and Grace’s lifelong commitment to sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.