Armond Clay "Sonny" Jordan's Obituary
Clay Jordan died peacefully at home surrounded by his family and caregiver. He is survived by his wife, Kathi, his son, Adam (Alice) and granddaughters, Kaiya and Mika, his brother, Morris (Sylvia), and sisters-in-law, Raewyn Cummings, Carol Jordan, and Sue Cummings, brother-in law, Tim Cummings, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Clay, a graduate of Ohio State University, became an art instructor in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District after doing graduate work at the now California College of the Arts. He taught for almost 25 years. Among the subjects he taught were glass blowing, sculpture, jewelry, and fine wood working. He was granted a sabbatical and was accepted into the Royal College of Art in London, where he studied sculptural glass blowing.
In retirement he became passionate about fine wood working and became a master craftsman, creating stunning furniture including tables, desks, bookcases, beds, chests, cabinets.
An avid traveler, Clay, his wife, and son traveled throughout North Africa, Europe, Asia, Mexico, Central, and South America, and Canada.
Clay was also an avid reader and preferred books on history. In his healthy years, he would average 1 to 2 books each week and then go looking for another book.
Atypical Parkinson’s Disease intruded into his retirement years, but he endured that struggle with amazing grit and grace and never complained. Clay maintained that grace until the very end.
As friends have shared, Clay was a good, kind, intelligent, and talented artist and friend, as well as a wonderful, compassionate husband and father. We will miss him so much. Life will not be the same without our beloved Clay Jordan.
If you are interested in making a memorial gift in the memory of Clay Jordan, the Jordan family asks for donations in lieu of flowers to be made to the Parkinson's Foundation https://www.parkinson.org/
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