Obituary: John A. Gordon; Was Longtime Advocate of Coatings Education
John A. Gordon died July 17 in Loma Linda, CA.
LOS ANGELES — John A. Gordon, a prominent advocate of coatings-education programs and veteran of more than 60 years in the coatings industry, died July 17 in Loma Linda, CA. He was 85 and had suffered from heart disease for several years. Mr. Gordon was a past president of the Los Angeles Society for Coatings Technology and had been active with the organization, particularly in connection with education programs, for many years.
He was born in Montrose, CO, and moved to San Diego with his family in his youth. He graduated from San Diego State College (now California State University-San Diego) with a degree in chemistry, and did post-graduate studies at the University of California-Berkeley. He went to work for California Ink Co. in Berkeley in 1939, then served in the Navy during World War II.