Vernon Jordan dies at 85

Civil rights activist, presidential advisor, and longtime Chilmark seasonal resident Vernon Jordan has died at the age of 85.

Jordan’s name hangs above the door to the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School’s Jordan Science Center. During the opening ceremony for the building in 2016, Jordan said the building was special to him. The building was built with funds from philanthropist Robert Day.

“I’m 81 years old, and I have 80 honorary degrees from some of the best schools in the country,” Mr. Jordan said. “But this Charter School lab named for me, thanks to my friend Robert Day, means as much to me as any one of those honorary degrees, or all of them combined.”

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