Obituaries.

Former Carter White House chief of staff Hamilton Jordan, 63, has died after suffering from cancer for many years.

He died of mesothelioma. The article notes his illnesses defined him after the Carter years:

But it was Jordan's illnesses that largely defined him, without confining him, post-White House.

He married Dorothy Henry, a pediatric nurse, in 1981. They founded Camp Sunshine, a Morgan County facility for children with cancer — unaware that Jordan himself would be stricken with a form of the disease in 1985. He and his wife also learned later that their daughter, Kathleen, had juvenile diabetes, and they founded Camp Kudzu for other children with the disease.

Jordan turned his illnesses into opportunities, including the 2000 bestselling memoir, "No Such Thing As a Bad Day," doing his best to inspire and advocate for others battling cancer.