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Portrait of Rodney Paul Jordy
Rodney Paul Jordy

Rodney Paul Jordy

Mr.
October 25, 1946 – January 30, 2018
Lived 71 years
At. Joesph Abbey · Covington, Louisiana
“Fix it with duct tape”
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Mr. Rodney Paul Jordy passed away on January 30, 2018 at the age of 71. He was born in New Orleans on October 25, 1946 to parents Oscar Lee and Dolores Hotard Jordy. Mr. Jordy will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Gay Nel Jordy; sons, Michael Jordy (Karolena) and Daniel Jordy (Nicole Louise "Weeze"); grandchildren, Keegan, Emma, Karlo, Declan, Jude, Finley and Sawyer. Rodney obtained his undergraduate degree in Business Accounting at Loyola University in New Orleans and received his Masters in Banking at LSU. A visitation will be held at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, on Monday, February 5, 2018 from 9:00 am until Catholic Funeral Mass at 10:00 am. Interment will immediately follow at St. Joseph Abby in Covington, Louisiana. Fr. Stephen Dardis will be presiding over services.

Published by The New Orleans Advocate from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5, 2018.

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1946
Born October 25
1947
Rodney was 1 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Rodney was 13 when Barbie made her debut
1967
Rodney was 21 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Rodney was 25 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Rodney was 36 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1995
Rodney was 49 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2001
Rodney was 55 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
Rodney was 64 when Instagram was launched
2018
Passed away January 30, age 71
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