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1925 to 2007
aged: 82
From: Leicester

Thomas (Tom) Joseph Jordan, born on August 10th 1925 in County Wexford, Ireland. Passed away September 22nd 2007 in Leicester, his home for 53 years.
Worked in various occupations, including on the buses, in the building trade and the engineering.
Tom was born to John and Mary Jordan, who had 3 other children; John, Mick and Peggy.
Tom had a very sickly childhood and was very poorly under the age of 5, suffering from Tuberculosis, Diptheria and Rheumatic Fever. Tom wasn't expected to survive to see school.
He fought hard and grew stronger until he was a fit young man.
Tom came to Leicester when he was 29 years old, in 1954 and settled in rooms on Glenfield Road.
It was here that he met Iris, and they soon married, having 5 children; Jane, Steve, Maggie, Sue and Maura.
They settled on Tomlin Road, Northfields and lived here for over 35 years. They moved to Humberstone Village in 2002, after Tom was poorly and had broken his hip.
Tom was grandad to 12 (Craig, John, Sam, Kayleigh, Lee, Katie, Nicky, Nathan, Tom, Leah, Shannon and Connor) and great-grandad to 4( Jack, Lauren, Shanaise and Bailey).
He was loved by all his in-laws, including Roger, Angie, Dave, Howard, Paul, Louise, Lydia, John Steve and Mel
He loved spending time with his family, and spent most of his spare time at the Irish Club on Gipsy Lane.
Over the years, Tom was a regular at the Towers Social Club, Irish Club and Sacred Heart Club.
Tom passed away peacefully in Leicester General Hospital, with all his family around him.
He will be deeply missed and loved forever x

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You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see him
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on,
You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your
back,
Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes,
love and go on.



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