David
“Dave” Jordan, a resident of Wake Robin in Shelburne, Vt., passed
away peacefully on April 19, 2024, after complications from a fall.
Dave
is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nicola H. Jordan, as well as his
son Dean Jordan and his spouse, Adriana, and grandson Ryan; and his
son Bret Jordan and his spouse, Jennifer, and grandchildren,
Madeleine, Charlotte and William.
Dave
was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, on August 19, 1937. He attended grade
schools in 10 cities across the country from Chicago, Ill., to
Richland, Wash., because of his father’s work on the Manhattan
Project. He finished high school in Wilmington, Del., and in 1959, he
graduated from the College of Wooster in Ohio before earning a PhD
from Ohio State in 1965. After college, Dave became an organic
chemistry professor at SUNY Potsdam in Potsdam, N.Y., where he lived
and taught for over 30 years before retiring in 1996 to devote more
time to his passion for building, fixing and painting, as he was
skilled in both woodworking and watercolors.
He
also spent many hours researching genealogy and set up a website
focused on specific parishes in Finland, through which he maintained
contact with relatives and friends.
Dave
was enthusiastic about tennis and golf throughout his life and had a
lifelong love of the Adirondacks that began with family vacations in
his youth and continued with his support of environmental causes as a
“northern” New York for many years. Known for his sharp mind and
dry wit Dave will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
This article appears in The Animal Issue 2024.