Jordan Elizabeth Bennett

JORDAN ELIZABETH BENNETT
April 10, 1992 ˜ June 3, 2023

Jordan Elizabeth Bennett, a resident of Pendleton, OR, passed away on June 3, 2023, at the age of 31 after a fierce battle with ovarian cancer.
She was born in Vancouver, WA, on April 10, 1992, the daughter of Brian and Debby Bennett of Brush Prairie, WA.
Jordan was a 2010 graduate of Prairie High School in Brush Prairie, WA. Jordan loved softball and competed competitively through college. She never let challenges get in the way of achieving her dreams, although the journey may have looked different than planned. She traveled to China as part of a WA cultural exchange team given the opportunity to play softball and teach skills in China. While there, she fractured her ankle and leg requiring surgery causing her to miss playing her senior year of high school softball. Although devastated, she cheered her team and worked hard to recover and was determined to play at college. She went on to play softball at Blue Mountain Community College and Northwest Christian University. She earned her Bachelor’s in Education at NCU and went on to obtain her Master’s in Education while coaching softball at BMCC and working in Pendleton.
Jordan taught 3rd grade for the Umatilla School District at McNary Heights Elementary for 6 years. She loved teaching and was known for her teaching Tik-Tok videos.
Jordan coached numerous girls’ softball teams after college and was the pitching coach for Umatilla High School. In her spare time, she gave private pitching lessons to girls in the Pendleton, Hermiston and Umatilla area.
Jordan’s other passion since childhood was music and singing. She spent many summers singing mini concerts at the Clark County Fair, member of jazz choirs at Prairie HS, BMCC and NCU and singing the National Anthem at numerous events in the region including the Pendleton Round-Up. She was so proud to sing as an opening act of a Kelly Pickler concert in Colorado during a softball tournament where she sang a softball inspired version of ’Here For The Party’ by Gretchen Wilson.
Jordan was engaged to Chuck Young with wedding plans for this summer postponed due to cancer treatments.
Teacher, Coach, Friend and Mentor. These are just a few of the names to describe the type of person Jordan was. She was loved by many and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by her parents, Brian and Debby Bennett of Brush Prairie; fiancé, Chuck Young; brothers, Justin (Shelley) Bennett of Vancouver, WA and Jackson Bennett of Brush Prairie, WA; Grandparents Don and Koleen Calvert of Clatskanie, OR, Jean Bennett and Darrel Hesler of Lenore, ID, Gary Bennett and Marsha Haas of Rainier, OR; niece, Savannah Bennett, nephew, Niklas Bennett; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
A private family burial was held at Murray Hill Cemetery in Clatskanie, OR, with arrangements by Groulx Family Mortuary.
A Celebration of Life will be held in Vancouver, WA at Reign Church on July 8th at 1 p.m. and in Pendleton, OR, in early August with date/time TBD
A Scholarship/Memorial foundation in Jordan’s name is being established as an ongoing legacy to support the kids and youth she so loved.
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