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James (Jim) Vernelle Jordan
May 29, 1937 – April 20, 2024
Lived 86 years
Boiling Springs Cemetery · Decatur, Illinois
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1937
Born May 29
1937
I Was Born
1939
James was 2 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
James was 8 when World War II ended
1955
Graduated High School Deland Weldon
1955
General Cable Monticello, Illinois
1958
James was 21 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1960
Army Reserves
1962
James was 25 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1964
Married
1964
Place Ive Lived Cooper Addition Woodlawn Ave Decatur Illinois
1965
Parenthood- Daughter Kim born
1968
Parenthood- Son Todd born
1968
Job Essex Wire- Factory Manager/Time Study Engineer
1973
First Family Vacation Ever Wisconsin Dells
1975
James was 38 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1989
James was 52 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
James was 57 when "Friends" premiered
1999
Retired Essex Wire
2004
Hawaii Oahu, Big Island with my family
2004
James was 67 when Facebook was launched
2013
Hawaii Big Island- my favorite thing was The Road to the Sea
2014
Hawaii- Vacation with my family Maui
2015
Alaska- Vacation with my family
2016
Hawaii- Vacation with my family Kauai
2016
James was 79 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2017
California- Vacation with my family San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Lake Tahoe
2018
Turks and Caicos- Vacation with my family Providenciales
2019
Royal Caribbean Cruise with my Family- Western Caribbean Miami Florida
2020
Year of Covid Ludington, Michigan with Marilyn, Doug, Kim, Benjamin, Bailey and Onyx
2021
Virgin Islands- Trip with my Family St. Johns
2022
South Carolina- Vacation with my family Hilton Head
2022
James was 85 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away April 20, age 86
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Boiling Springs Cemetery
Decatur, Illinois
Plot: Ninth edition, Block 3, Lot 24, Grave 1
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