Stephen George Jordan

May 30, 1946 - May 17, 2017

Stephen George Jordan passed away May 17th 2017 at Scott & White Medical Center in Temple, TX. He was born on May 30th 1946 to the late Mary and Gary Jordan in Los Angeles, California. He is survived by his brother Michael Jordan; Nephew David Jordan; His two sons Scott and Brian Jordan and 2 grandchildren Ashley and Daniel. Steve moved to Houston and graduated from South Houston High School in 1964. Afterwards he joined the Navy where he served in Vietnam with the world-famous HS-2 “Golden Falcons” aboard the USS Hornet. He served honorably receiving the VSM w/ 2 bronze stars as well as a Naval Unit Commendation. After his service, he always carried a love of aircraft. For much of his professional career he worked as an aviation electronics technician. Steve also had a love of computers working for both Texas Instruments and Hewlett Packard. He always had the latest thing in home computing in the 80’s and 90’s. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Jim Henk, his lifelong friend of 53+ years for tending to Steve during his final days. Stephen will be buried at Houston National Cemetery as his final resting place. “We do not cry because we miss someone, we cry because they are no longer there to miss.”