BY IRIS B. HOLTON
Sentinel City Editor
A longtime member of the NAACP and former Chairperson of the NAACP Education Committee died suddenly at her residence. She was 64 years old.
After family members could not contact Ms. Brenda Jordan by telephone, they asked an acquaintance to check on her on Sunday. It was discovered that Ms. Jordan had passed suddenly at her residence.
Ms. Jordan was born in Orlando on February 2, 1947, and raised in Sanford, Florida. She attended the public schools of Seminole County and graduated from Croombs High School. Following graduation, Ms. Jordan applied to and was accepted at Bethune-Cookman College.
After earning her degree in Education, Ms. Jordan moved to Tampa and became an educator with the Hillsborough County Public School District. She dedicated more than 30 years of her life to educating the students of Hillsborough County before retiring.
Funeral services for Ms. Jordan were incomplete as of press time. Ray Williams Funeral Home is in charge of handling arrangements. [private]
“She was a giver. She loved volunteering at the NAACP and logic puzzles. She will be missed,” her niece, Mrs. Veronica Graham Scurry said.
Ms. Patricia Spencer, Area Director of the NAACP said, “We are all saddened by her passing and she is definitely going to be missed.”
Mrs. Carolyn Collins, President of the Hillsborough County Branch NAACP said, “Ms. Jordan was instrumental in the branch’s year-round tutorial program. She has worked with many local educators and helped mold many young minds by her years of academic mandates.
“Ms. Jordan was an icon at the branch and she will be missed. The Executive Committee will salute Ms. Jordan’s family with a tradition that she initiated with the branch under the umbrella of ‘Breaking Bread Together.’ As President and on behalf of the branch, we are encouraging all current and past Executive Committee members to call the branch office for more details.”
State Rep. Betty Reed said, “Ms. Jordan was there for several years. She was so dedicated that even when she was ill, if she could get out of bed, she would come. Education in Hillsborough County has really lost a giant.”
Mrs. Graham Scurry said Ms. Jordan had one son, John Jordan, who died in 2004. She is survived by her siblings, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.[/private]
