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2017
Lothrop Jordan Obituary
Lothrop Willard Jordan, age 90, of Highland Village, Texas passed away April 6, 2017 at his home.
He was born June 15, 1926 in Roxbury, MA, to Clifford and Ethel Lamprey Jordan.
Lo Jordan enlisted on his 17th birthday. However, the Army did not accept anyone under 18 for military service, so he was placed in the Army Specialized Training Program for study at Harvard and Penn State. At 18, he was sent to Camp Howze, Texas for infantry training, then on to San Francisco to board a ship convoy sailing to the Philippines. 44 days later they arrived in Manilla and he became part of General MacArthur's counter-intelligence staff. The war in the Pacific ended and more than a battalion of Japanese prisoners arrived. A POW camp was hastily built at Poro Point, a long peninsula that jutted into the China Sea. Sgt. Major Jordan was paced in charge.
In 1945 Japan surrendered, and General MacArthur commanded the allied occupation from Tokyo. Sgt. Jordan served in GHO Tokyo until the completion of his tour of duty.
Lo was a Film Producer and married Collette Morris August 19, 1972.
He is survived by his wife, Collette; children, Mark D. Jordan of Boston, MA, Peter S. Jordan of Dallas, TX, Stacy Brownigy of Coppell, TX and two grandchildren.
Lo will be buried in the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery at a later date.
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Memories and Condolences
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Gary Blackwell
July 1, 2024
I worked with Lo for many years. His company provided employees for my projects for more than 15 years at Bell Helicopter. He was a mentor and good friend. He even helped out my wife with her business by providing her with some TV commercials. After I left Bell, I remained in contact with him and visited with him a couple of times. He was a fabulous artist. He was a gentleman in every sense of the word. I will miss his gentle soul.
Mark Swanson
June 1, 2022
No one knows me but Lothrop had a huge impact on my life. I was a Captain in the Army in 1991 as a system manager for the Apache Helicopter. One of my tasks was to develop training videos and the contractor was TecFilms. I traveled to Dallas several times and worked with Lo and his son Peter and was very impressed by the company and in particular Lo. He had lots of great stories and must have seen something in me that I didn't see. Lo thought I would be a great entrepreneur so I started thinking about it. I did some research and ran some ideas by Lo and he encouraged me to pursue them. He even offered me a position at TecFilms which I turned down when I decided to leave the military to start my entrepreneurial career. I focused on software development for digital media which in 1992 was not even a thing. I have started several successful companies, the latest being Vu S,tudio and have been very successful in both life and business. To no small degree, I owe a special debt of gratitude to Lo who put the confidence in me to forge my own path. Pete - If you read this, please send me a note. Just thought you should know. Thanks! Mark
Jerry l Reed
August 4, 2021
Lo: We were talking about you recently, All good memories and many really special ones. Your gifts are all over our home and we miss you very much. Hope to see you in the heavenly lands even though you pretended not to be a believer.
love you: Jerry and Linda Reed
Sonja Jordan-Mowery
August 3, 2021
It has been four years since my former father-in-law passes away. He remains in my heart and thoughts.
Sonja Jordan-Mowery
October 15, 2018
Lo was the best father-in-law a girl could have. He and Collette were best friends to my parents Bob and Tania. We all have so many wonderful memories of Lo. A patriot, a brilliant sculpture and artist, a humanitarian and a gentle human being. He will remain in my memory forever.
Jerry Reed
December 30, 2017
Lo: You were one of the most significant people in my life. Mentor, friend and most of all a brother in life. Linda and I shall miss you very much.
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