Carroll Gordon

Carroll Keeler Gordon, aged 90, died peacefully on March 20, 2015, surrounded by his beloved wife and children after a brief illness. Survived by his wife of 63 years, Evelyn Margaret Socola Gordon; son Bill (Jane) Gordon of Bay St. Louis; daughters Margaret (Gene) Taylor of Bay St. Louis; Anne (Kurt) Wiese of Laguna Beach, California; Charlotte Gordon (Mark Chepp) of Portsmouth, Ohio; and Janet (Steve) Callison of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren Sarah (Zak) Fanberg, Emily (Charles) Elliott, Gary Taylor, Billy (Erin) Gordon, Jessica Gordon, Evelyn Wiese, Hollis Wiese, Martha Fisher, Kurt (Brandi) Fisher, Bess (Roger) Owens, Sam Callison and Silas Callison; and his great-grandsons Connor, Anders and Lars Fanberg, Finn Emmett, Will and Nate Gordon, Quintin and Owen Fisher and Charlie Owens; sisters-in-law Betty Ann Gordon, Marie Louise Crane, Margee Gordon; brother-in-law Joe Hansen, and numerous nieces and nephews.Carroll was predeceased by his parents, William Raymond (Ray) and Marie Gordon; brothers William Alexander (Bill) and John Adrian (Jack), and sister Katherine (Kay) Boh Wolfe Hansen.Carroll served in the United States Navy from 27 July 1943 until his Honorable Discharge as a Torpedoman Second Class on 21 March 1946. He served in the Pacific Theater in both Pearl Harbor and on Johnson Island. During his service he was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon, the American Theater Ribbon and the Victory Ribbon.He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Loyola University of New Orleans and his Masters of Science degree in Nuclear Physics from Fordham University in New York. Additionally, he did graduate studies in physics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Carroll worked as the Chief Engineer on the Minuteman I Missile Program with General Electric in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; founded a successful consulting company in New Orleans, Louisiana where he worked with a variety of clients around the country. He also worked as Gene Taylor's campaign treasurer for many years. Carroll enjoyed sailing and reading and was a member and former board member of the Bay Waveland Yacht Club, a former member of the Southern Yacht Club, a member of the Hancock County Historical Society, and a longtime member of St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church. Of utmost importance to Carroll were his family, his faith and his country.Visitation will be held at St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church from 12-1pm on Wednesday, March 25, with a funeral mass at 1pm, and a gathering immediately following at the Holy Spirit Center.In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his name to St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church (301 S Necaise Ave, Bay St Louis, MS 39520), the Hancock County Library Foundation ( 312 Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520), or Best Buddies Ohio (P.O. Box 16821, Columbus, OH, 43212).