His first marriage was to Sandra Marie (born January 8, 1950 in Spokane, Washington), with whom he had three children: Rodney Erin Pardey (born September 14, 1976 in Las Vegas), Ryan Joseph Pardey (born February 25, 1979 in Las Vegas), and Lucynda Laurynne Campbell (born September 13, 1980 in Las Vegas).
Rodney H. Pardey, seven-card stud player and 2-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner
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In 1980, he received his Ph.D. in inorganic/physical chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, where he worked for Nobel laureate and fellow Perkin medal winner Glenn Seaborg on the synthesis and characterization of volatile actinide compounds.
Rodney E. Pardey, son of the above, professional poker player and singer/songwriter