I am honored and humbled to
have been asked to share these
words from the Jordan family.
They wanted to thank you for
being here to celebrate the
aunt and honor him today.
Jordan was born on June 25th,
1988 in Spokane, WA.
His adoption was pre arranged
and at 5 days old his mom,
dad and sister drove across
the state to bring him home.
It would have been a tough contest
indeed to say which of his family
members was loved with him,
was in love with him the most,
but all would agree that even from day one,
he was the best thing that had
ever happened to each of them.
And it was clear he was special.
Several things were apparent about
Jordan from the very early on.
His natural social skills, his charisma,
his ability to make friends and
build connections everywhere he went.
The way he treated everyone like family.
His natural athletic ability.
His spontaneity and zest for life.
And his loving heart.
Right from the start he had many interests
and very strong sense of himself.
He always knew who he was
and believed in himself.
He walked to the beat of his own drum.
He was willing to take risks
and he was always ready for the
next adventure and never let
those opportunities pass him by.
All of these were just innate
qualities about him.
That would become the building blocks
of his life and the foundation upon
which he led such an incredible life.
Jordan spent his childhood and adolescence
growing up on Cougar Mountain.
He was adored by his older sister.
He attended college.
He attended Cougar Ridge Elementary,
where he forged many of the friendships
that would continue up until present.
Then Issaquah Middle School
and then he graduated from
Issaquah High School in 2006.
Jordan played high school
soccer for four years.
Was the Co captain of his varsity
soccer team and played on select
soccer team as well as his rec team.
He earned a varsity letter in swimming,
played football his freshman year
and sang in the vocal Chaz Jazz
Choir and men's vocal group.
Jordan attended Arizona State
University for two years.
And then transferred to Central
Washington University,
where he graduated and
communication studies in 2011.
After college, Jordan followed his
dream to train in speed skating
at the Olympic Oval in Kearns, UT.
When he returned to Ellensburg,
he picked up his love of cycling
and competed in Rd bicycle racing
in regional and national races,
becoming licensed as a USA
Cycle member Category 2.
He worked for several years in
the Recycle shop in Ellensburg,
helping others with cycling equipment.
Jordan met his future wife
and love of his life,
Kelsey at Central Washington University.
He nervously carried the ring on his body
so it's to not lose it in the luggage.
And proposed to Kelsey on
Kauai on Christmas Eve 2014.
Jordan and Kelsey married in a
beautiful ceremony that was full of
love at Swans Trail Farm in 2016.
They subsequently had two
incredible and precious children,
Mukai and Lennox.
And it was the family of their dreams.
In 2014, Jordan completed his training
as an emergency medical technician
at North Central College and worked
as an EMT for TriMet ambulance.
He attended the Vashon Island
Fire Academy in 2017 and worked
as a volunteer firefighter for
Vashon Island Fire and Rescue,
where his peers selected him for the
2017 Fire Academy Leadership Award.
These roles were perfect fit for Jordan.
He was naturally skilled at
helping people during their time of
most their most difficult times.
He was calm, highly competent,
respectful, caring,
and he treated each human being
as unique and important.
Simply put,
he was the person that you wanted
to show up in an emergency.
Jordan continued to work of his
work of serving the community
when he was hired by the Bellevue
Police Department in March of 2018.
Jordan was transferred to the
Motors Unit in May of 2020.
He was named Officer of the Quarter.
In November of 2022.
And prior to his death,
he had been selected to be
a field training officer.
As evidenced by the outpouring
of comments from the Community,
Jordan was an incredible representative
law enforcement in the community.
He took his role very seriously
and he was the best combination of
someone who had the physical ability,
technical skills and professional
competence for the work.
But also had the people skills and the
heart to understand all parts of the job.
And to build real connections
in the community.
Under all circumstances,
he treated people well.
And he was never too busy to take the
time to connect while on the job,
whether it was showing a
young kid his motorcycle,
making the time to attend birthday parties,
or whether it was taking time to
have a supportive conversation with
someone who was having a rough day.
Beyond his professional life,
Jordan had many hobbies.
He was good at all of them.
He was an avid fisherman,
hiker, backpacker, surfer,
snowboarder, dirt bike rider
and an indoor plant enthusiast.
He was also a dog lover and throughout
his life he had several dogs who
were very important family members,
Pipsi and Dusty Kobe, Nino Denali and scout.
Jordan was known by his friends
and his coworkers as kind,
generous, brave, hardworking,
adventurous and committed to
his job in serving the public.
Most importantly, Jordan cherished his wife.
And children.
He ended up he devoted himself to
providing the best family experience
he could through adventures,
trips and family gatherings.
It is very difficult.
To sum up, the life of a person.
Who is truly larger than life?
Jordan watched out for the
people he loved and cared about.
He had extremely generous spirit
and heart if you were lucky
enough to be a part of his world.
He was the son shining on you.
He knew how to show up.
He was the person you wanted
to call if something was wrong
or if you needed advice about
buying a bike or camping gear,
if you wanted to talk sports or
about important social issues,
or if you wanted to shoot the
breeze and catch up on life.
And he was always and he always
treated you as though he had the
time in the world to talk with you.
He was patient and always
took extra time to help.
He truly made you feel that you
were important and he will.
And he always went above and
beyond to make sure you were all
set before parting ways with you.
He was a natural teacher.
Above all, Jordan was an incredible human,
an incredible husband and father.
He built a beautiful partnership in
his marriage and he had truly beautiful
family life that was filled with love,
adventure and fun.
It was one of the greatest joys of his
life to share his sense of adventure,
love of the outdoors and the other natural
skills and interest with his children,
and to weave that into the
tapestry of their young lives.
Jordan's children are very
strong in their understanding of
how special they were to him,
the joy they gave him and how
much they were loved by him.
The loss of Jordan in this world is
one that will is simply beyond measure.
And his legacy will live on in the
lives and hearts of those he loved.
And those who loved him.
His bright light will never fade and
he will never be far from us because he
will be held so strongly in our hearts.