Noel Alpha Gorden

Noel Tampa - Gorden Alpha Gorden Noel Alpha Gorden, a former resident of Key West and the lower keys for over thirty years, passed away April 10, 2023 at the age of 70 in Tampa, Florida. Noel was born July 31, 1952, in Los Angeles, California to Patricia Cantwell Gorden and William Gorden, and was the sixth of seven children.

Noel was a real estate appraiser in Key West in the late '80s and attended Florida State University. She loved Key West and the ocean and was a certified SCUBA diver. She loved to travel, was fluent in Spanish and American Sign Language, and proficient in Italian. In recent years, chronic pain and fatigue left her restricted in her mobility, and she left the Keys in 2021.

Noel is survived by three children, Maya, Diane, and Chris, and her grandson, Chance Eddings. Other surviving family members include her siblings Barry (Jinx), Robert, Frank, Barbara, and Elizabeth, and their families. She was preceded in death by two children, Brooksie and Chance, and her brother Allen.

A family celebration of Noel's life is planned for later this year and will be hosted by her beloved nephew, Sean, in Honolulu, Hawaii.