Background
Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina.
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James Jordan
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After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel, where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer
Career
He is best known for series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel. He is one of the several writers who have written 7 original novels that are highly acclaimed to this day. Rigney also wrote historical fiction under his pseudonym Reagan O"Neal, a western as Jackson O"Reilly, and dance criticism as Chang Lung.
Additionally, he ghostwrote an "international thriller" that is still believed to have been written by someone else.
Early life and education He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the United States Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm.
He began writing in 1977. Personal life He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting.
He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week.
In his own words, "no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs." Illness On March 23, 2006, Jordan disclosed in a statement that he had been diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, and that with treatment, his median life expectancy was four years, though he said he intended to beat the statistics. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and announce that he intended to have a long and fully creative life. He began chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in early April 2006.
Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.
Death Jordan died at approximately 2:45 p.m. EDT on September 16, 2007, and his funeral service was held on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.
Jordan was cremated and his ashes buried in the churchyard of Saint James Church in Goose Creek, outside Charleston, South Carolina.
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