Richard Neal Jordan

Richard Neal Jordan, Sr.

A Celebration of Life

On July 17, 1942, Neal was born in West Virginia

Where he first learned what it meant to be a man

How to assert authority and be the breadwinner

When he left home, he felt certain he had a plan

After being drafted, he enlisted in the U.S. Marines

Being sent to fight in Vietnam was common back then

The Brotherhood of the Proud Few: a fighting machine

Too many painful memories that should be forgotten

Neal chose to make Arlington his home for a while

Where he met Carolyn Jones, whom he hoped to wed

They moved to Aurora, Colorado, making it their domicile

Three sons, two of whom are twins, in his role as head

Even after fifty-seven years of marriage, Neal still found time

To fish, barbecue, and hit the dance floor, he knew how

Socializing with his loved ones at the scene of each crime

On June 5, 2025, Richard N. Jordan, Sr., took his final bow

Carolyn June-Jackson, poet and friend