Flowers and balloons, along with heartfelt goodbyes, flooded the outside of Cali Bar and Grill in Bond Hill, serving as a makeshift memorial for the man who built it into a community cornerstone.
Rodney Jordan, the 61-year-old owner of the beloved neighborhood bar and grill, died following a single-car crash on the Norwood Lateral in the early morning hours of May 16, according to his family. He was driving home from work when the crash occurred around 3:30 a.m. at the 2.3-mile marker on the lateral. Police have not shared what led to the crash.
Known to many as “Bossman” and “Rocky Rod,” Jordan was a husband, father and grandfather whose reach extended far beyond the walls of his bar…