Community Mourns Death of Jordan Slusher

The community is in mourning following the death on June 9 of religious studies and psychology major Jordan Daniel Slusher, 21, of Gastonia.

Jordan’s death in Stone Mountain State Park has been ruled an accident, according to news reports quoting the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation.  He and friends had hiked to the top of the park’s dome before splitting up, agreeing to meet later.  After being unable to find him later, his friends reported him missing. Rangers conducted a subsequent search and found him at the base of the dome, from which he apparently had fallen.

Jordan was the son of Randall Ray and Melissa Johnson Slusher. He was scheduled to graduate in December. He traveled to Israel to participate in an archaeological dig with Professor James Tabor and a group from UNC Charlotte last year. “He was bright, wonderful, articulate, positive, just a treasure of a human being,” Tabor said.

He also was active in Student Ambassador Association, Ratio Christi, Honors College, and Intramural Sports. He attended and volunteered at Elevation Church.

Memorials may be made to Gideons International, PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214-0800, www.gideons.org. Condolence messages may be sent online at www.McLeanFuneral.com.