Howard Wayne Jordan
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Trooper

Howard Wayne Jordan

Accident
End of Watch June 2, 1981
Age 34
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Howard Jordan was struck and killed by a vehicle as he and another trooper conducted a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 59 north of Atlanta, Texas, at about 11:00 pm. Trooper Jordan had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety for 10 years and was stationed in Texarkana. He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, and sister. In March 2024 a section of U.S. Highway 67 was renamed the Trooper Howard Jordan Memorial Highway in his honor.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, and sister.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-6C0F6F67
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Jordan gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Jordan.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 2, 1981
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Howard Wayne Jordan is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 57 of 96 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
57
of 96 officers
59.4% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Howard Wayne Jordan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Howard Wayne Jordan Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Howard Wayne Jordan is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location