Memorial Services, A Celebration of Life for Casper LeRoy Jordan, Saturday, December 2, 2000, 11:00 A.M., Flipper Temple A.M.E. Church, 580 Fair Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30314, Dr. C. Edward Wells, Sr., Pastor, John 3:16

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No one knows pain except one who has been afflicted by it. No one knows sorrow lest he has been caused to grieve by it.
And there is no heart that can bear these grievances without the warmness shown it by friends.

A Celebration of Life for

The Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies and Flipper Temple A.M.E. Church .
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For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Hiln should not perish, but have everla_sting life.

Casper LeRoy Jordan was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 5, 1924 to the late Leola and John Jordan. He made his transition on November 22, 2000. He was the second of three children.
He spent his childhood in Cleveland and joined the St. John A.M.E. Church at an early age. He was a graduate of Glenville High School and received a scholarship to Howard University in Washington, D.C. Shortly thereafter he transferred to Adelbert College, which is now Case Western Reserve University. He received the A. B. degree in history in 1947. He continued his pursuit of educational excellence and was awarded the M.S.L.S. degree from Atlanta University in 1951, one of a small group of carefully selected African American students. His areas of special competence in librarianship were academic librarianship, African-American bibliography, archival management, cataloging and classification, library management, and public library administration.
Mr. Jordan began his career as Chief Librarian at Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio 1951-1960). From there he moved to the position of Supervisor, Technical Processes, Nioga (New York ) Library System, 1961 -1967; Assistant Director, Nioga ( New York ) Library System, 1967-1968; member of the faculty of the school of Library Service, Atlanta University, 1968 -1974; University Librarian, Atlanta University, 1974-1978; Central Librarian, Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library, 1978-1982; Deputy Director, Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library, 1982-1986; Acting Director, Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library, 1986 -1987. He retired from the Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library in 1987, but continued to as a Consultant on a number of projects with Alabama State University, The University of Kentucky College of Library Science, The Dayton, Ohio Model Cities Educational Component, and the U.S. Department of Defense Race Institute.
Mr. Jordan was a prolific writer who authored several outstanding publications which include " A Bibliographical Guide to African American Women Writers." He wrote and/or contributed to "Ethnic Genealogy,"" Notable Black American Women," "Famous Black Firsts," and the "African Methodist and African American Experience in the United States: A Chronology of African Americans and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1703 -1987 ." He was the book review editor for the "African Methodist Episcopal Church review," the oldest black religious journal in the world. He was founding editor of "Free Lance," a magazine of poetry and prose.
His civic and professional affiliations included membership in the African American Family History Association and the American Library Association. He held life membership in the N.A.A.C.P. and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Mr. Jordan instituted one of the country's earliest programs giving homeless people access to the public library. In 1980, he convinced shelters to provide the permanent addresses homeless citizens need to receive borrowers cards.
During his retirement he busied himself traveling, attending plays and other cultural events with friends and col leagues. He enjoyed reading and pursued his hobby of collecting stamps and rare coins.
He is survived by his sister, Ida Jordan of Cleveland, Ohio, a wealth of friends, former colleagues and former students who will cherish his memory.

Dr. C. Edward Wells, Sr., Presiding PRELUDE ... ............. ......................................... ............ ............ ....Mrs. Eloise Dukes
LIGHTING of MEMORIAL CANDLES
HYMN .............................................. ............... .... ... ... ...... ... ........ ....... .Congregation "What a Friend We Have In Jesus"
THE INVOCATION .............................................. .......................Rev. John F. White, II The Scripture Reading ........................................:..... ... ... Mrs. Janice White Sykes Psalm 121
THE OBITUARY (Read Silently)
THE TRIBUTES The A.M. E. Church .................................... .. ..... ...Jamye Coleman Williams, Ph.D. Wilberforce University................................... ........... ............. .. .Mr. Edwin Wilson School of Library and Information Studies ............................... ..... Dr. Lorene Brown Former Student............................................... .................... .Ms. Brenda Hunter Atlanta-Fulton Public Library.........................................................Mrs. Ella Yates
MUSICAL SELECTION ..................................................................Mrs. Camille Pierce
WORDS OF COMFORJ......................................................Rev. Herman "Skip" Mason
CLOSING PRAYER................................................................Dr. C. Edward Wells, Sr.
POSTLUDE...................................................................................Mrs. Eloise Dukes
In lieu o.fflo1-vers. thefamil_v requests that memorial donations be made to the Casper L. Jordan Endowed Scholarship Fund,
Clark Atlanta University School ofLibrary and lnforrnation Studies.