The Miami Law community mourns the loss of 2L student, Jordan Mermell, who passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 2nd.<\/p>\n
Per an email from Dean Tony Varona,\u00a0Jordan had a large community of friends and relatives who loved and admired him. He was an excellent student (a Dean\u2019s Merit Scholar) who participated enthusiastically in class. Upon learning this sad news, his professors used words to describe Jordan that have included \u201cone of my best students,\u201d an \u201coutstanding student\u201d who was \u201cvery invested and eager to learn\u201d and \u201calways present, engaged, and thoughtful.\u201d He was \u201calways prepared\u201d and \u201cinsightful.\u201d He had \u201ca wonderful sense of humor.\u201d He was \u201ccongenial\u201d and \u201csimply a great kid.\u201d One professor noted that Jordan \u201curg[ed] his classmates to think about how we can make realistic changes to our world that consider science, economics, and environmental justice\u201d and that her \u201cclassroom will be less vibrant without him there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Miami Herald included an obituary with the following information:<\/p>\n
With deepest sorrow, our beloved Jordan Mermell passed away on April 2, 2021. Jordan was born on February 5, 1990 in Miami, the son of loving parents Diana and Cliff. Nothing was more important to Jordan than his family. He had an extraordinary, never-ending unbreakable bond of love with his parents and brothers. A fun loving, fearless surfer and skier, yogi, creative photographer and artist with impeccable style, Jordan was a popular South Beach resident. He was currently enrolled in the University of Miami School of Law and had previously attended Gulliver Prep, University of Florida, and Naropa University. Jordan was deeply religious, and brought love, joy, and kindness to all who were around him. Jordan is survived by his parents, his brother Mason & partner Daniella Jaramillo, his brother Dillon & wife Stephanie, maternal grandmother Joan Needell, aunts, uncles, cousins, and countless other loving friends and family members who will dearly miss him. DYMT. [\u201cDid You Mermell Today?]<\/i><\/p>\n
A memorial service will be held on April 5 at 4:30 pm, followed by Shiva until 7:00 pm, at Temple Beth Am in Miami [5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest]. Donations should be made in his memory to Jordan\u2019s Chabad of South Beach or Temple Beth Am.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The SBA will take a moment of silence today at our meeting in Jordan’s memory. Rest in peace, Jordan. You are forever in our hearts.<\/p>\n
You can view some of Jordan’s beautiful and inspiring work here:\u00a0http:\/\/jordanmermell.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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