John Harwood Jordan, 67, of Leonardtown, passed away on October 7, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. John was born August 16, 1946 in Montgomery County, MD. He is the son of Margaret Newhall Jordan and the late Russell Harwood Jordan.

John grew up in Takoma Park. He graduated from High Point High School in 1965. He then joined the United States Marine Corp where he served for 4 years of active duty and was in the reserves for 2 years. John served in the Vietnam War and was deployed overseas for 3 years, where he achieved the ranking of Sergeant before he received an honorable discharge in 1969.

After returning home, John then worked for C&P Telephone/Verizon as a cable splicing technician until he retired in 2003 after 34 years of service. In his retirement, he drove tractor trailers for a while then started driving a school bus. He immensely enjoyed his time as a bus driver for Bell Boys Bus Service driving Bus 639. John was also a past chief and captain of the Leonardtown Rescue Squad.

In his free time he loved to go boating with his wife, Louise, and take his boys fishing, crabbing and hunting.

John is survived by his eternal love, his wife Louise. He is also survived by his four sons, Calvin Jordan (Sara) of Fishersville VA, Chris Jordan (Dixie) of Hollywood, Curt Jordan of Leonardtown, and Craig Jordan (Kaitlin) of Annapolis; his brother Jay Jordan of Harwood MD; and his pride and joy, his four grandsons; Grayson, Troy, Luke and Brady.

Family will receive friends for John's celebration of life on Thursday, October 10, 2013 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayers at 7:00 PM recited by Reverend John Mattingly at Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, October 11, 2013 at 10:00 AM at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with Reverend Brian Sanderfoot and Reverend Thomas Crowley officiating. Interment will follow in St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Calvin Jordan, Chris Jordan, Curt Jordan, Craig Jordan, Kerry Klear, and Skip Adkins. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons; Grayson Jordan, Troy Jordan, Luke Jordan, and Brady Jordan.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Leonardtown Rescue Squad P.O. Box 299 Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.