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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION REMEMBERING AND HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. ROBERT ANDREW JORDAN, MD
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom called from our midst Dr. Robert Andrew Jordan on Friday, August 11, 2023, at the age of 81; and
WHEREAS, Robert Andrew Jordan was born in Laurel, Mississippi, January 30, 1942, to parents Eddie Lee and Pauline Jordan. Robert was the oldest of his six siblings: Carrie, Paula, Fredrick "Freddie/Fred," Conneleta "Diane," and Deborah "Goobs"; and
WHEREAS, after losing his younger sister Diane at the tender age of nine to asthma; Bobby was determined to become a doctor to save the lives of not only asthmatic children but all ailing children; and
WHEREAS, his family moved from Mississippi to Chicago in the mid-1950's when Robert was in his early teens, and one of his first jobs was as a helper in the office of a Black physician. He was smart and hard-working, but his dream of going to medical school seemed financially out of reach; and
WHEREAS, Robert attended Hyde Park High School on Chicago's southside, where he met his wife, Jeanette Bass, who would soon become the one love of his life. They were married on July 29,1962, after high school. They enjoyed 61 years of covenant marriage. Robert and Jeanette accepted Christ as their savior, both at a very young age and raised their family in church; and
WHEREAS, Robert worked at the U.S. Post Office for 10 years prior to pursuing his admission to medical school. Robert completed Loop City College and went on to graduate from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He scored highly on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and enrolled at Rush Medical College in 1972 and received his Medical Degree in 1976.; and
WHEREAS, in 1979, Dr. Robert A. Jordan would not only become Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital's first Black Chief Resident of Pediatrics, but the first Black Physician ever named as Chief Resident in the history of the medical school. Dr. Jordan's calling...
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