Nicholas Peay Jordan

Mr. Nicholas Peay Jordan died on November 29, 2017 at his residence. He was the younger son of Harry Thomas and Margaret McComb Jordan. He was 76 years old. He was a graduate of The Asheville School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served four years in the US Air Force, honorably discharged a Captain in 1968. Serving in Germany for the first three years, he met his wife, Helen M. Harrington, who was teaching for the State Department at his assigned base. He had a career in sales and marketing roles for several cosmetic companies headquartered in New York. He was a partner in a small boutique executive search firm in New York before moving his family in 1987 to Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. In Nashville, he served in a number of sales and marketing roles of a privately-owned printing and distribution company. In 2002, he moved to Asheville to join the Development staff of The Asheville School as the Major and Planned Gifts Officer. He retired officially after five years at the school. He spent five years as a volunteer at SCORE, the counseling arm of the Small Business Administration, serving as Chairman for two years. He was a member of the Life Transitions Committee at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute at UNCA. He was a past member of the Rotary International, Biltmore Club. He also served as President of the Fletcher Community Chorus and sang with the Deerfield Chorus. He was a member of Group 5 of the Men’s Wisdom Works at OLLI. He was an avid bridge and poker player, sang in a number of choral and specialty singing groups in Asheville and enjoyed travel, reading and studying 20th Century European history. Betty Doll, of Asheville, was a great friend, confidante and very special lady. She enriched his life with her laughter, love, insight, caring and honesty. His life would have been much less rich without her in it. Mr. Jordan was predeceased by his wife, Helen, in 2000 and his brother, Thomas, in 2007. He is survived by his daughters, Andrea Crowley (Dan) of Collierville, TN and Allison Jordan (Marci Rimar) of Virginia Beach, VA; four grandchildren, Megan, Daniel, Emily and Nicholas, along with his sister, Patricia Williamson (Parker) and his sister in law, Mrs. Thomas (Jonna) Jordan. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Asheville School, 360 Asheville School Road, Asheville, NC 28806. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.