Warren Nordin

Passed away peacefully on April 4, 2020, age 94. He was predeceased by his parents, Harry and Alta Dayton Nordin; siblings, Elizabeth, Dayton, Agnes, and Irene; wife, Phyllis Eck Nordin; and son, Eric. He is survived by his son, Paul; daughter, Susan Vinocour (Jacob); grandsons, Joshua (Jill), Jonathan (Jessica), and Benjamin (Kim) and great grandchildren, Arianna, Sagan, Natalie, Luca, and Ezra; and Phyllis’ sisters, Marylyn, Sue, Cynthia, and Nancy. Warren grew up in LaGrange, Illinois and attended Duke University in the V-12 program. He graduated from Loyola Medical School and served his country as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Navy during the Korean War. He completed a residency in pathology at Henry Ford Hospital. He was the Director of Clinical Laboratories at the Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, for many years. Warren was an avid sportsman who competed in the Penn Relays in track, played basketball at Duke, was a sailor, bicyclist, and mountaineer, and was ranked 7th nationally in Men’s Senior Tennis Doubles. He was a fine musician and long-time supporter of the Toledo Orchestra. He was also a gifted artist who studied photography with Ansel Adams in Yosemite and specialized in intricate pen and ink drawings. Perhaps his greatest gifts were his wonderful wit and his boyish and playful spirit of adventure. He taught his children to love and protect the natural world. He will be missed. The family expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the wonderful staff at Moore House of St. John’s and to the caring doctors and nurses at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. A service of remembrance and celebration will be held in the Rocky Mountains in the summer. If you wish to make a donation in his memory, he would be pleased if it supported arts, music, or the National Parks.