Larry Jordan was born in a farm house in Covington County, AL on November 1, 1947.
He is the oldest of four children and grew up in Alabama, Florida and North Carolina. He lived on farms or in small towns until he was 17 years old. He lived in Andalusia, Alabama for eight years before moving with his family to Hickory, NC in 1964. During his last two years in high school in Andalusia, he achieved academic success while lettering in both football and track. He set many track records in the 800 meter run while a senior at Hickory High School. His high school record set in the 800 meter run during the Spring of 1966 still stands today.
Larry attended North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. He was awarded both track and academic scholarships while attending the university. He was on the deans list every semester for four years and graduated with honors in Nuclear Engineering in May of 1970. He was the first member of his family to attend and graduate from a college or university.
Larry did engineering work for Bechtel Corporation and Halliburton for 16 years before moving into information technology with IBM. He retired from IBM in 2005 to resume full time engineering work.
Larry now runs his own engineering company in central Florida where he does structural design and analysis on residential and commecial buildings to ensure they survive hurricanes.
Larry has served as an officer, board member, Webmaster or committee chairman for the following clubs and organizations:
- Capitol PC Users Group, Washington, DC
- Catawba Yacht Club, Lake Wylie, Charlotte, NC (was Commodore for 2003)
- Floral City Anglers, Floral City, FL
- Inverness Golf and Country Club, Inverness, FL
Larry participates in a variety of hobbies with friends and family, including fishing, golf, backpacking, snow shoeing, and sailing.
