Nancy Jordan 6/11/1953 - 5/23/2010 Born in Las Vegas, Nevada and resident of Tucson, Arizona since 1963, Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Elmo and Mildred Jordan. Nancy shared life with her partner of 38 years, Ted J. Bethel IV and his sons, Ted and David. She considered all those she cared about as "family". She leaves us all, brother, Larry (Mary); sisters, Lynda (Richard), Renee (Bob); three nieces; one nephew; and grandnieces; and grandnephews, a large extended family and friends - surrounded by the essence of her beautiful spirit and love. "It's not how long we held each other's hand, What matters most is that we loved at all"... A celebration of her life is to be held at a later date. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Arizona Cancer Center.
In the midst of our 40th Reunion calls, I had a very touching conversation with Nancy's soul mate Ted. He is still devastated, but pleased to hear we wanted to honor Nancy's memory, and shared the following.
They were not married, but were together 38 years. Although they didn't have children together, Nancy raised his two sons, and he trusted her completely with them. She loved her family, her accounting work, and her independence. She still looked great, with her long flowing hair, and like she was only 25, all the way up to her diagnosis of lung cancer.
She worked closely on her treatment with Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson and was on an experimental drug from Pfizer. She responded very well, and it looked like she had beat the cancer, but then it suddenly went to her brain.
Nancy Jordan 6/11/1953 - 5/23/2010 Born in Las Vegas, Nevada and resident of Tucson, Arizona since 1963, Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Elmo and Mildred Jordan. Nancy shared life with her partner of 38 years, Ted J. Bethel IV and his sons, Ted and David. She considered all those she cared about as "family". She leaves us all, brother, Larry (Mary); sisters, Lynda (Richard), Renee (Bob); three nieces; one nephew; and grandnieces; and grandnephews, a large extended family and friends - surrounded by the essence of her beautiful spirit and love. "It's not how long we held each other's hand, What matters most is that we loved at all"... A celebration of her life is to be held at a later date. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Arizona Cancer Center.
Carolyn Campbell Whitaker
In the midst of our 40th Reunion calls, I had a very touching conversation with Nancy's soul mate Ted. He is still devastated, but pleased to hear we wanted to honor Nancy's memory, and shared the following.
They were not married, but were together 38 years. Although they didn't have children together, Nancy raised his two sons, and he trusted her completely with them. She loved her family, her accounting work, and her independence. She still looked great, with her long flowing hair, and like she was only 25, all the way up to her diagnosis of lung cancer.
She worked closely on her treatment with Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson and was on an experimental drug from Pfizer. She responded very well, and it looked like she had beat the cancer, but then it suddenly went to her brain.
Ted loved her dearly.