The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Friends of Oatland Island raising money to honor 12-year-old
Young animal lover died in car accident on his way to school in 2021.
Seeing and playing with animals at Oatland Island Wildlife Center was a perfect way to personify the lovable personality of 12-year-old Logan McCay.
When visitors come to Oatland Island and its array of animals, that spirit will be evoked through a trail marker in Logan’s honor.
“I had taken him and his brother there ever since they were babies. We took pictures of them in the big nest for many years. Logan always wanted to be a zookeeper. He would tell you that he wanted
to own a zoo, or make video games ... lol ... but possibly both. He loved all animals,” said Clay McCay, his dad.
Friends of Oatland Island is raising funds to build a new trail shelter to honor Logan McCay and his connection the place and animals at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center.
So far, $3,800 has been raised and monies will be used to purchase materials and supplies for the trail marker. The trail marker will include an interpretive sign that will consist of pictures of local reptile species.
Logan McCay died in a car accident on his way to school on Wilmington Island on Aug. 23, 2021.
The trailhead marker is not the first time the community has rallied together to keep Logan’s memory alive. In January, students at Coastal Middle School raised funds to purchase a bench located in the wolf cabin at Oatland Island Wildlife Center.
His dad said Logan always loved animals and wanted to be a veterinarian.
“This to me is a way to see him in place where people can go,” Clay McCay said.
Those who would like to donate can go Friends of Oatland Island website. Donations will be accepted for the next 33 days.