In Loving Memory of Jordan Leigh Chavez December 10th 1980 - January 27th 2009

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Jordan Leigh Chavez was an Angel from Heavenly Father. She was born December 10th 1980 to a loving family who were told she would not live to make it home from the hospital because of the condition she was born with Spina Bifida. Her family took her home and prepared for the worst yet they did everything they could to extend her life as much as possible to give her the best experience here on earth that they could. After months of saying she would not live, the doctors began to realize that against all odds she was making it. Stronger everyday. They finally stopped predicting her death and with her family watched this amazing little girl thrive. Because of Jordans medical condition she had no feeling below her waist but this little lady didn't know the meaning of "Can't" and so she "DID". She did everything. She learned to snow ski, water ski, horseback ride, swim, and everything else that came to her she DID. She has one sister and four brothers that treated her as normally as anyone else. they teased her and wrestled with her and played with her and loved her. She grew up as any other child in spite of her condition. She danced at high school dances in her wheelchair. She demanded better seating at the high school football games and got it not just for her but for every other person in a wheelchair that has attended her high school since she was there. She served a mission at the Humanitarian center in Salt Lake City. She was an aunt to 19 nieces and nephews. She wore a constant smile for all who met her and loved life with vigor.

For our family the most amazing thing about Jordan was the way she loved our brother William. He is the youngest in our family and he has had his share of physical difficulties. He had a spinal injury as a baby that caused difficulty with eye hand coordination. Later he suffered some visual problems that eventually caused blindness. He served a full time mission in Atlanta Georgia and while there they discoverd the extent of his vision loss. Legally Blind. They found a tumor on his brain that had damaged his optical nerve. He came home to have the tumor removed and had a secondary surgery for the same thing a little later in the mission field. He completed his mission and when he returned he spent a great deal of time looking for work and trying to find his place in this world. He finally went to work at the Humanitarian center and served there the same time Jordan did. They served together and were both released within a day of each other. Then the romance began. Slow at first just friends but after a short time the love between them began to grow and the next thing we knew they were planning a wedding. They were sealed April 10th 2005 in the Salt Lake Temple. What a beautiful day it was. My brother found the place he was looking for, at the side of this wonderful woman who loved him unconditionally. They were more than head over heels for each other. Every breath they breathed was for each other. From that day on they have spent every moment of every day serving and caring for each other like no two people I have ever seen. Everyone who knew them always talked about how much in love they were. It was the most beautiful and pure love I have ever seen and I don't believe I will ever see such a love again in this lifetime.

Last Tuesday moring I recieved the call that the love of my brothers life, His every breath since the day they met, his very soulmate had passed away in her sleep. She was 28 years old. So young but 28 years older than the doctors said she would be. She lived a beautiful life. She brought joy to so many and inspiration to countless. She brought love to my brother and opened to him a life that at one time he felt sure he would never experience. She brought it to him with the vigor that defined her life and sparked his. Thank you Jordan for the joy and tenderness you showed to William. Thank you for the smile that only you could bring to his sweet pure face. Thank you for going before him to prepare the place for you to be together in the kingdom of our Heavenly Father. Thank you for being the bright and shining angel that God sent you to be. We love you so much and will miss you until we meet again.