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An informal celebration of our colleague Roxanne Logan’s life and work will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Legacy Event Center , 309 E. Main St in Ardmore.
Her obituary is included below. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to an organization you know Roxanne would support.
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We wanted to share with our OK Policy and Together Oklahoma communities about the death of our colleague and friend Roxanne Logan, who passed away on Dec. 30, 2024, after a short illness.
Roxanne was a longtime Ardmore resident. She joined OK Policy in spring 2020 as its Southeast Regional Organizer for Together Oklahoma, which is OK Policy’s grassroots advocacy arm. Before joining the organization, Roxanne volunteered to help spearhead Together Oklahoma activities in Carter County to help establish our rural outreach program.
Growing up in Norman during the 1960s, Roxanne would tell folks she was raised by parents who helped her become an independent thinker in a time of great political upheaval. As a result, she knocked doors for former presidential candidate George McGovern, and she participated in protests against the Vietnam War while she was a student at the University of Oklahoma.
In her online bio, she noted this period was marked by activism for the greater good — especially within the Black community and women’s rights organizations — as folks worked to gain their civil rights, pursue equality, and create better opportunities for themselves and others. She would have been the first to point out that these struggles continue today, and that these issues require more action from her fellow Oklahomans.
In addition to organizing advocates in southeast Oklahoma, Roxanne also led Together Oklahoma’s Safe Communities/Criminal Justice statewide affinity group that worked to reform the state’s justice system.
OK Policy’s Legislative and Outreach Director Angela Monson worked alongside Roxanne for years.
“Roxanne was a fighter, especially when it came to making sure all Oklahomans had equal access to justice and ensuring Oklahoma’s justice-involved individuals could access the resources they needed to thrive,” Monson said. “Leaving things better than we found them is a wonderful goal in life, and everyone who knew Roxanne can attest that she certainly left it better than she found it.”
Our OK Policy and Together Oklahoma staff remember Roxanne as a passionate advocate who always worked to amplify the voices of rural Oklahomans. Through her tireless persistence, she helped ensure that rural Oklahomans could tell lawmakers and decision makers how state policies could work on behalf of all residents.
Our hearts are heavy with her absence, and we send our thoughts to everyone who was fortunate enough to have known her as a friend and colleague.
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Obituary
Roxanne Shell Logan came to this world on Dec. 4, 1950, and peacefully departed on Dec. 30, 2024.
A longtime resident of Ardmore, Roxanne was known in the community by her work. She worked with The Ardmoreite, Dollar General Warehouse, Lighthouse Behavioral Health and others throughout Carter County.
In 2020, Roxanne found her voice with Oklahoma Policy Institute/Together Oklahoma. She led the grassroots effort as the Southeast Regional Organizer. She was a passionate advocate who worked to help rural Oklahomans understand the impact of legislation on their lives and how each of us can impact legislation by telling lawmakers how their decisions affect everyday life. Roxanne also was the facilitator of a coalition of state leaders of criminal justice reform.
Roxanne was a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. She served with the Carter County Democrat Party, assisted her friend Cheryl Key in a political campaign, and was a Trustee for the League of Women Voters Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert Shell and Edna McGee Shell, her husband Ralph Logan, Jr. and her precious son Graham.
She’s survived by her brothers Rodger and Matt Shell of Norman and sister Jennifer Shell Hopeman of Atlanta, GA, nephew Thade Shade of Norman, nieces Hannah Monroe of Oklahoma City and Amber Hopeman of Atlanta, GA and grand nieces Madeline and Violet Stoner of Atlanta. Roxanne also leaves her beloved protector Dude and goofy Luna along with many friends and colleagues.
