It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my beloved husband of 57 years, James (Jim) Jordan, who died on June 14, 2026, just two days after celebrating his 79th birthday. Jim will be deeply missed by all who knew him and his memory will live on in the hearts of family and friends.

He was suffering from Alzheimer’s, Congestive Heart Failure and A-Fib during his final year but up until then, he lived a full, fun life, even visiting Japan in March of 2025.

There will be a Celebration of Jim’s Life on July 30th in Anchorage. Feel free to contact me for the details. This fall there will be other gatherings to remember Jim in Minnesota and Arizona.

Jim grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota playing baseball and other sports. He went on to Macalester College in St. Paul, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team; that is also where we met and in 1969 married. He graduated with a degree in Economics and went on to work in the Actuarial Department for Mutual Service Insurance Company in St. Paul.

In 1979 we decided to move to Alaska after visiting Jim's Uncle Rod who had homesteaded there in the 1950's. We drove to Alaska camping along the way, with all our worldly goods in the back of our truck. Jim went to work for the Division of Insurance for the State of Alaska, eventually becoming Director. After leaving the Division of Insurance, Jim ran a successful insurance consulting practice in Alaska.

In 1996 Jim joined the Alaska State Medical Association (ASMA) as Executive Director and worked there until his retirement in 2012. He served on many American Medical Association (AMA) committees, including chairing the AMA Litigation Center focused on supporting medical associations around the country in fighting for physician’s rights. He also served on the boards of the Alaska Electronic Health Record Alliance, and he developed the coalition of Alaskans for Access to Health Care. During his time with ASMA Jim served as a board member of the Medical Indemnity Exchange of California (MIEC) which became the leading medical malpractice carrier in Alaska. In 2012 he was awarded the American Medical Association Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jim also served on the Friends of Library board and the Alyeska Ski Club Board.

Jim loved alpine ski racing with the Alyeska Masters Ski Club, golfing, fishing, reading and traveling. He enjoyed going to our wilderness cabin north of Talkeetna on the Alaska Railroad and our “fishing” cabin near Ninilchik, Alaska. We had many wonderful years traveling the world and having a few adventure vacations such as cross-country skiing across Denali National Park, rafting down the Grand Canyon and several years skiing in St. Anton, Austria.