John Raymond Kordak, 62, of Hamden, Conn., husband of 36 years to Mary Erby Kordak, passed away suddenly on Oct. 4. He was born in Stamford, Conn. on Jan. 13, 1947 to the late Violet Van Houten Kordak and John Kordak of Cromwell, Conn.
John grew up in Darien, Conn. and Woodbridge, Conn. before moving to New Haven and then settling in Hamden where he has lived for the past 28 years. He worked for Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo & Associates, and designed several chairs for Charles McMurray including the award winning Manhattan Chair, before going into business for himself. He loved creating beautiful spaces for people to live in and enjoy. John was a craftsman and an artist whose paintings of Maine scenes are displayed in galleries and reproduced on cards that sell throughout New England, along with his hand-fashioned wooden birds. He and his family spent summers on Monhegan Island and the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
John is survived by Mary; children, Naomi Kordak of Somerville, Mass., and John Paul Kordak of Monhegan Island; and sister, Nancy Buergelt and husband Claus of Gainesville, Fla.
Friends may visit with the family 5-7 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 8 evening at Beecher & Bennett, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden, Conn. Memorial service 1 p.m., Fri., Oct. 9 at the Church of the Redeemer, 185 Cold Spring St., New Haven, Conn.
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