Rick Jordan

(From Parker Mortuary)

Richard N. 'Rick' Jordan, Jr., age 58, Joplin, passed away at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Landmark Hospital after a long illness.

Rick was born February 19, 1957 in Joplin to Patricia Moran Jordan and the late Richard N. Jordan, Sr. and had lived in Joplin most of his life.

If you ever played a game of pool at the OK Bar & Grill, you'll likely remember Rick Jordan. A lover of the blues and music in general, he'd answer your music questions with a smile and a twinkle in his eye. Rick loved poetry, fishing, and was amazing at math (we called him a human calculator). He was a competitive pool player and a longtime member of a local league. He was proud to be a Jordan and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He worked at Pepsi, Inc. for several years before working at Able Body for 25 years, ending his career as a planning engineer.

Rick married Diane Scott on September 27, 1997 in Webb City. She survives at the home.

Additional survivors include a son, Dylan Jordan and his wife, Jennifer, Webb City; a daughter, Jessica Marie, Conway, Arkansas; his mother, Patricia Jordan, Joplin; a sister, Tricia Jordan Knowlton and her husband, Lary, Heath, Texas; grandchildren, Chase, Taylor, Kylie, Levi, Katriana; in-laws, Jim and Kelly Scott, Kansas City, Missouri, Duane and Daleen Scott, Louisburg, Kansas, Terry and Doreen Scott, Omaha, Nebraska, Dina and Dennis Kircher, Louisburg, Kansas, Christina and Aaron Leonard, Lawrence, Kansas; father-in-law, Wayne and Jeannie Scott, Overland Park, Kansas; uncles and aunts, Steve Jordan, Joplin, Vicki Gaines, Joplin, Ed Jordan, Vilonia, Arkansas, Sharon LeMasters, Joplin; nieces and nephews, Corey K., Brady, Heather, Sara, Matthew, Carmen, Chris, Corey S., Lyndsey, Lauren, Kacey, Colton, Conner, Elijah, Abigail; and several other extended family members and many friends that he considered family.

In addition to his father, Rick was preceded in death by his first wife, Karen Moore Jordan and two grandchildren, Malikai and Madison.

Services are planned for Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Parker Mortuary Chapel. Interment will follow at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6-8:00 p.m. at Parker Mortuary.