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
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.

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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, Travis County, 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

The Sacrifice · Accident

Howard is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1981, 63 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 68th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Howard was 34. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Howard had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, Howard among them.

Across the years
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Where

Trooper Howard Wayne Jordan

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch June 2, 1981

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 31-W

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