Tim Jordan was born on January 7th, 1953, in Springfield, Illinois, to Charles and Mary (McCormick) Jordan. The second of seven siblings and the only boy, Tim was raised in Farmersville, Illinois, where, as the name suggests, he spent his childhood helping his family on the farm where they grew corn and soybeans; he raised pigs and chickens and even had a pony. Tim had a passion for motorcycles, music, and fixing things from early on; rumor has it that it was the sale of a motorcycle that funded his way to technical school in Louisville, Kentucky, where he earned an associate’s degree. From there, Tim went to Colorado before moving on to Los Angeles to try to make it in the music industry. Going to L.A. turned out to be a huge success; it was there Tim met his first wife, B.J., whom he won over by fixing her toaster. The two of them built a successful business, Tim Jordan Rentals, which still exists today, renting analog and digital audio and video equipment. Tim worked with many artists, from Madonna and Michael Jackson to Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. After Tim’s sister, Marge, brought her babies to visit, Tim declared, “I want one of those,” and Tim and B.J. eventually had three children, Timothy, Tessa, and Paul, who were the loves of Tim’s life. The family eventually sold their business and made their way to Downieville, California, for a simpler life. Tim got a job with the county doing dispatch and, later, I.T. While their lives were simpler, they were far from boring. Tim was an amazing father, fostering whatever passion his children had at the time. When his sons were into computer games, he filled the house with computers connected by cables strewn from floor to ceiling; when his daughter decided she loved music, he drove her to concerts every month, even on school nights; when snowboarding became the thing he packed up the car and took his kids to the ski resort as often as he could. Although Tim and B.J. grew apart, it was this that allowed him to remarry and have his fourth child, another son, Kean, and his family was complete. While his second marriage didn’t last, he eventually rebuilt his friendship with B.J. He spent the last years of his life putting his passions to use doing the sound at the Yuba Theatre in Downieville, helping his daughter fix things at her house, and working on engines and writing poetry with his friend, Will, at his house on the Ridge. Tim’s favorite thing was spending time with his family, especially his grandson, Rudy, who remembers his Grandpa as the happiest person who never got mad. Tim never complained; even after being diagnosed with Leukemia and a tumor in his brain, he was always optimistic and was very excited about the treatment he was receiving at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Although his life ended sooner than we all could have imagined, after a stroke from which he could not recover, his family thinks he would have been happy that he left this world easily and without pain. The number of people at his bedside, laughing, crying, and sharing memories, was a testament to the amount of love Tim had in his heart. His family will miss him more than words can express. Tim was predeceased by his parents, Charles and Mary Jordan, and his sister, Kathy Godkin. He is survived by his partner in life, B.J. Jordan; his grandson, Rudy Jackson; his children, Timothy Jordan, Tessa Jordan, Kean Jordan, and Paul Jordan, whose wife, Amy Lei, is expecting Tim’s first granddaughter in March. He is also survived by five sisters, each of whom made the trip to his bedside to say goodbye: Marge (Carl) Bell, Colleen Wisar, Joanne (Greg) Young, Karen (Mark) Yingling, Teresa (Al) Darabaris, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other extended family and friends. The family would like to thank the UC Davis Medical Center staff for taking such good care of Tim, both before and after his stroke. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sierra County Arts Council in Tim’s name. A service will be announced sometime in the future.January 7th, 1953 — February 15th, 2024
