Stanley G. Jordan

Bridgewater Stanley G. Jordan, 88, of Bridgewater, formerly of Braintree and Winterhaven, Fla., passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, at his home. He was born in Brockton and was a graduate of Brockton High School, Class of 1937. He was employed by the Home National Bank of Brockton as a clerk from 1937-1941. He then entered the U.S. Navy during World War II serving as a Musician First Class. He served on the USS Arkansas in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. He was also stationed at the Navy Base in Newport, R.I. He went on to the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance, now Bentley College, graduating in 1947. He worked as an office manager and accountant for Marcels Motor Express in Burlington, Vt., until 1959. He then worked for the Federal Government for the Interstate Commerce Commission as a field auditor and a regional auditor and a program director, until his retirement in 1981. He was a Braintree resident from 1960 to 1980 before he moved to Winterhaven, Fla., where he resided until 2001. He returned to Bridgewater in 2001. He was the loving husband of Grace (Fox) Jordan of Bridgewater, to whom he was married to for 55 years. He was the devoted father of five children, Wendy Jordan Lucia married to James Lucia of Bridgewater, William G. Jordan married to Renee Jordan of Fairfax, Calif., Craig F. Jordan married to Kathleen Sharkey Jordan of Braintree, Scott A. Jordan married to Laurie W. Jordan of Hull and David G. Jordan of Raynham. He was the beloved grandfather of 10 grandchildren, Jared Lucia, Adam Lucia, Colin Jordan, Meryl Jordan, Melanie Jordan, Abigail Jordan, Drew Jordan, Amelia Coyle, Samuel Jordan and Nora Jordan. He was the loving great-grandfather of Milo Jordan Coyle. He is also survived by several nieces and one nephew. A memorial service will be held at the Mortimer N. Peck-Russell Peck Funeral Home, 516 Washington St., Braintree, Thursday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Richard Hotchkin, pastor of the First Congregational Church in Braintree, will officiate. Relatives and Friends invited. Memorial visiting hours will be held Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be private at a later date at the Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Stanleys memory may be made to the charity of the donors choice.