Joe B. Jordan, Architect Who Worked On Public Projects. 82

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Joe B. Jordan

Architect worked on public projects

Joe B. Jordan, 82, a San Fernando Valley [California] architect who
designed a number of major public buildings, including a court complex
in Van Nuys [California], died August 11 [2008] at a hospital near his
home in Camarillo [California] after a lengthy illness.

He founded Burbank [California]-based Joe B. Jordan and Associates
more than 40 years ago. Among the projects he oversaw were the Van
Nuys Superior Court complex, barracksnumber of public libraries in Los
Angeles [California] and Orange [California] counties.

He helped organize a San Fernando Valley chapter of the American
Institute of Architects and was the chapter president in the
mid-1980s.

He also was an avid Rotarian who belonged to the Burbank and Camarillo
Rotary clubs for nearly 50 years and was a district governor for
Rotary International.

Jordan was born on February 24, 1926, in Ada, Oklahoma, and moved with
his family to East Los Angeles when he was a child. After serving in
the Navy, he attended USC and graduated from its school of
architecture in 1951.

A longtime Burbank resident, he moved to Camarillo 13 years ago and
retired a few years later.