Floyd Edward Hord

Floyd Hord of Visalia passed away on November 20, 2020 at the age of 73. He was born in Kansas but his family moved to Visalia when he was 13 years old. Floyd graduated from Mt. Whitney High School and attended College of the Sequoias, graduating with an A.A. Liberal Arts degree. He attended and graduated from Cal State University, Humboldt with a B.A. in Social Sciences and was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Floyd studied Theology at the Vancouver School of Theology/University of British Columbia and later graduated with distinction from Cal State University, Fresno with an M.A. in History, earning a 4.0 GPA. During college, Floyd worked a variety of jobs: as a fire cadet at the Visalia Fires department (while a student at COS), as a library assistant, as a display advertising salesman and as a color lithographer. Floyd worked for 27 years at College of the Sequoias as the Transfer/Career Center Director and as a History professor, teaching courses in Western Civilization and American history. He continued teaching history part-time for 5 more years during retirement. Floyd loved COS, its staff (his "extended family") and the students he counseled and taught. Floyd was an avid reader of books on European history, art and music history, film history, classic novels and English murder mysteries. He enjoyed working the New York Times crossword puzzles every day. He also enjoyed target shooting and was a member of the Visalia Sportsmen's Association, serving for three years on its Board of Directors. Floyd was predeceased by his parents, Max and Eileen Hord and his sister, Eleanor Osborne. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; his two step-children, Kevin (Rashel) Keyes and Adrienne Keyes; his brother, John and sister-in-law, Margaret; his nieces Tanya Stratton, Celine (Chris) Scalzitti and Whitney (Luther) Riddle; his great nieces Madelaine Stratton and Bella Scalzitti; and his four grandchildren, Alexandra Keyes, Dustin Keyes, Cienna Green and Dalton Keyes. Floyd said many times his favorite role in life was that of Grandfather. A Memorial Service will be held for Floyd at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on a date yet to be determined.

Floyd Edward Hord

December 11, 1946 - November 20, 2020