William H. "Bill" Jordan, Jr

William H. “Bill” Jordan Jr. (1941 - 2016) William H. “Bill” Jordan Jr., son of Thelma and William Jordan and beloved husband, son, brother, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at his ranch in Huntsville, Texas on March 2, 2016 after a long and courageous bout with cancer. Bill was born in Houston on April 1, 1941. In 1959, he graduated from Mt. Carmel High School. After high school, Bill attended Texas A&M University in College Station and was a member of the Corps of Cadets. After graduating from Texas A&M in 1963 with a B.A. in Business Administration, Bill moved to Austin and earned a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1966. Bill next retuned to Texas A&M and obtained his Master’s degree in Accounting. Bill was a Certified Public Accountant and practiced as both an accountant and attorney from the late 1960s until his semi-retirement in 2007. In addition to running a busy law practice, Bill was a member of the board of Harrisburg Bank and later Frost Bank. In 1965, Bill married Claire King of Houston. Bill and Claire were high school sweethearts and attended the same grade school, St. Christopher’s, and high school. Bill and Claire were blessed with a large family, three boys and three girls. Bill loved the outdoors, especially the Piney Woods of East Texas. In the 1970s, Bill began buying land near Huntsville. Over time, Bill’s land grew from a handful of acres surrounding a trailer to a tree farm covering hundreds of acres. Bill and Claire built their dream home on this property and have made the Jordan Ranch their home since 1992. Bill had a loyal following of law clients and many of those clients become lifetime friends that Bill and Claire treated like family. Because of client requests, Bill continued to practice from the ranch well into his semi-retirement. Bill enjoyed traveling with Claire and going on hunting excursions with his sons, cousins, and friends. Most of all, Bill loved working the land on his tractor, feeding his Longhorn cattle, tending to his lake and ponds, practicing forestry, and building and maintaining deer stands, roads, and bridges. Bill’s many hobbies including collecting antique guns and flying his vintage airplane from his grass airstrip at the Jordan Ranch. He was a friend to many and he never missed a chance to invite friends and family to the ranch to hunt, fish, or just sit and talk, and Bill’s favorite subjects included politics, trees, travel, and his six kids and ten grandchildren. Bill was a soft spoken man with a sharp mind and a big heart. Bill was a giving person and he especially enjoyed helping a friend or family member with a personal, legal, or business issue. Bill was one of a kind and he will be terribly missed. Bill is survived by his wife of fifty years, Claire Jordan; his children, William (Bill) Jordan of Seattle, and his children Gabriella, Isabella and Landon; Elizabeth Fulghum and husband Roger Fulghum of Houston and their children, Caroline and Ryan; John Jordan and wife Lisa Jordan of Austin and his children, Vivian and Calvin; Suzanne Jordan Blume of Huntsville and her children, Luke, Buck and Maggie Sue; Joseph Jordan of Spring; and daughter Jackie Jordan of Huntsville. Bill is also survived by sister Joanne Dougherty, Sister Janis (Cookie) Jordan, sister Thelma (Candy) Bomer and husband David Bomer, and brother Robert (Bob) Jordan, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews on his and Claire’s side of the family. On Friday, March 4th, a Catholic Rosary will be held at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home at 1700 Normal Park Drive in Huntsville, with a viewing beginning at 5:00 P.M. and a Rosary beginning at 7:00 P.M. On Saturday, March 5th, there will be a viewing at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home, beginning at 9:00 A.M. with a prayer service to follow at 11:00 A.M. A private burial will follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that those interested make a donation in Bill’s name to Inspiration Village, which is a residential ranch for the mentally challenged and has provided care to Bill’s youngest daughter, Jackie, for many years. Donations can be mailed to Inspiration Village at P.O. Box 667, Trinity, TX 75862. Visit them at www.InspirationVillage.org. Full obituary may be viewed and memorial condolences made to the family at www.shmfh.com.

William H. "Bill" Jordan, Jr

April 1, 1941 - March 2, 2016