Kathy (Smith) Jordan
Marriages
Teddy - 1965
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B Obit - May 4, 2012
Kathy Smith Jordan was born in Lamar on August 28, 1947, but it
was Grand Junction, to which she moved with her family in grade
school, that always felt like home. She not only adopted this community
as her own, she preserved its stories and its architecture, and
she made it better. Kathy died at Swedish Hospital
in Denver after suffering a brain aneurysm April 14. She leaves behind
her husband, Teddy, her son and daughter-in-law Ted and
Brenda, and treasured twin grandchildren Spencer and Erika. Her
pets she also considered family, and missing her will be beloved
cocker spaniels Emily Ann, Wally and Maggie Mae, and spoiled
cats Lucy Belle, Sadie Sue and Midnight.
Kathy and Teddy, married since 1965, were inseparable, from their
70 combined years working at The Daily Sentinel, to house boating
at Lake Powell, to taking drives in their classic cars that Teddy restored.
They were always game for adventure together and worked
in tandem to accomplish the next big project.
From the front porch of her 1902 Colonial Revival home, Kathy
could enjoy the sights of the verdant and stately North Seventh
Street Historic Residential District, which she helped establish and
thus protect in 1984. The boulevard is illuminated with historic
streetlights, a project she spearheaded and completed in time for the
nation's bicentennial.
Kathy's fingerprints are all over this community, from the
ink-stained ones of her 32 years with the Sentinel, to those on microfilm
at the Museum of Western Colorado and records at the
assessor's office. She was a newspaperwoman by profession and a
history sleuth by avocation. Her curiosity and tenacity were insatiable.
For the past several years, Kathy has written the popular and
award-winning History Here and Now column every Friday in the
Sentinel. She was dedicated to preserving the historical record,
through her column, through the book she wrote, "Heart of the City:
North Seventh Street Historic Residential District" and, working
with her good friend Marie Tipping, through three-ring binders of
documentation of all the property owners in the city's original square
mile.
Kathy wore the letters and numbers off her laptop keyboard.
Other contributions to historic preservation include her service on
the board of the Colorado Preservation Inc., fundraising for Handy
Chapel and starting the self-guided Historic Seventh Street Home &
Church Tour as a way to make money for local nonprofits and allow
people a peek inside the lovely homes and churches in the historic
district. This year's tour is May 19. Proceeds are to go to the
Western Slope Center for Children. Because of Kathy's support of
this organization, her family has asked that memorial contributions
be made in her name to the Western Slope Center for Children, 259
Grand Ave., Grand Junction, CO, 81501.
Kathy's services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at
Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, presided over by friend Harry Butler.
Kathy is preceded in death by her parents, Andy and Vi Smith.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6A Obit - May 3, 2012
Kathy Smith Jordan was born in Lamar on August 28, 1947, but it
was Grand Junction, to which she moved with her family in grade
school, that always felt like home. She not only adopted this community
as her own, she preserved its stories and its architecture, and
she made it better. Kathy died at Swedish Hospital
in Denver after suffering a brain aneurysm April 14. She leaves behind
her husband, Teddy, her son and daughter-in-law Ted and
Brenda, and treasured twin grandchildren Spencer and Erika. Her
pets she also considered family, and missing her will be beloved
cocker spaniels Emily Ann, Wally and Maggie Mae, and spoiled
cats Lucy Belle, Sadie Sue and Midnight.
Kathy and Teddy, married since 1965, were inseparable, from their
70 combined years working at The Daily Sentinel, to house boating
at Lake Powell, to taking drives in their classic cars that Teddy restored.
They were always game for adventure together and worked
in tandem to accomplish the next big project.
From the front porch of her 1902 Colonial Revival home, Kathy
could enjoy the sights of the verdant and stately North Seventh
Street Historic Residential District, which she helped establish and
thus protect in 1984. The boulevard is illuminated with historic
streetlights, a project she spearheaded and completed in time for the
nation's bicentennial.
Kathy's fingerprints are all over this community, from the
ink-stained ones of her 32 years with the Sentinel, to those on microfilm
at the Museum of Western Colorado and records at the
assessor's office. She was a newspaperwoman by profession and a
history sleuth by avocation. Her curiosity and tenacity were insatiable.
For the past several years, Kathy has written the popular and
award-winning History Here and Now column every Friday in the
Sentinel. She was dedicated to preserving the historical record,
through her column, through the book she wrote, "Heart of the City:
North Seventh Street Historic Residential District" and, working
with her good friend Marie Tipping, through three-ring binders of
documentation of all the property owners in the city's original square
mile.
Kathy wore the letters and numbers off her laptop keyboard.
Other contributions to historic preservation include her service on
the board of the Colorado Preservation Inc., fundraising for Handy
Chapel and starting the self-guided Historic Seventh Street Home &
Church Tour as a way to make money for local nonprofits and allow
people a peek inside the lovely homes and churches in the historic
district. This year's tour is May 19. Proceeds are to go to the
Western Slope Center for Children. Because of Kathy's support of
this organization, her family has asked that memorial contributions
be made in her name to the Western Slope Center for Children, 259
Grand Ave., Grand Junction, CO, 81501.
Kathy's services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at
Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, presided over by friend Harry Butler.
Kathy is preceded in death by her parents, Andy and Vi Smith.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 8B - May 5, 2012
Kathy Smith Jordan was born in Lamar on August 28, 1947, but it
was Grand Junction, to which she moved with her family in grade
school, that always felt like home. She not only adopted this community
as her own, she preserved its stories and its architecture, and
she made it better. Kathy died at Swedish Hospital
in Denver after suffering a brain aneurysm April 14. She leaves behind
her husband, Teddy, her son and daughter-in-law Ted and
Brenda, and treasured twin grandchildren Spencer and Erika. Her
pets she also considered family, and missing her will be beloved
cocker spaniels Emily Ann, Wally and Maggie Mae, and spoiled
cats Lucy Belle, Sadie Sue and Midnight.
Kathy and Teddy, married since 1965, were inseparable, from their
70 combined years working at The Daily Sentinel, to house boating
at Lake Powell, to taking drives in their classic cars that Teddy restored.
They were always game for adventure together and worked
in tandem to accomplish the next big project.
From the front porch of her 1902 Colonial Revival home, Kathy
could enjoy the sights of the verdant and stately North Seventh
Street Historic Residential District, which she helped establish and
thus protect in 1984. The boulevard is illuminated with historic
streetlights, a project she spearheaded and completed in time for the
nation's bicentennial.
Kathy's fingerprints are all over this community, from the
ink-stained ones of her 32 years with the Sentinel, to those on microfilm
at the Museum of Western Colorado and records at the
assessor's office. She was a newspaperwoman by profession and a
history sleuth by avocation. Her curiosity and tenacity were insatiable.
For the past several years, Kathy has written the popular and
award-winning History Here and Now column every Friday in the
Sentinel. She was dedicated to preserving the historical record,
through her column, through the book she wrote, "Heart of the City:
North Seventh Street Historic Residential District" and, working
with her good friend Marie Tipping, through three-ring binders of
documentation of all the property owners in the city's original square
mile.
Kathy wore the letters and numbers off her laptop keyboard.
Other contributions to historic preservation include her service on
the board of the Colorado Preservation Inc., fundraising for Handy
Chapel and starting the self-guided Historic Seventh Street Home &
Church Tour as a way to make money for local nonprofits and allow
people a peek inside the lovely homes and churches in the historic
district. This year's tour is May 19. Proceeds are to go to the
Western Slope Center for Children. Because of Kathy's support of
this organization, her family has asked that memorial contributions
be made in her name to the Western Slope Center for Children, 259
Grand Ave., Grand Junction, CO, 81501.
Kathy's services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at
Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, presided over by friend Harry Butler.
Kathy is preceded in death by her parents, Andy and Vi Smith.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 8B - May 1, 2013
