While working as an electrician at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power from 1922–62, Cordy became fascinated with the Maya civilization, especially Maya hieroglyphs. He wrote a number of articles on the subject for various publications, and was a respected contributor to the journal The Masterkey, published by the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles. He was also a founding member of the Southwestern Anthropological Association.SWAA, "Early History of SWAA," https://swaa-anthro.org/early-history-of-swaa/ Cordy died in Los Angeles in 1977, aged 74.
