Mick Jordan

Long-time Palo Alto resident Mick (Michael John) Jordan died unexpectedly at home on October 10. Mick was a much-loved AYSO coach who coached coaches as well as children’s soccer teams for over 20 years. He also coached YMCA basketball for many years.

Born in Derby, England, in 1952, Mick earned a BA in Physics from Lancaster University with First Class Honors and a doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. Mick and his beloved wife Jenny moved to Palo Alto in 1984. He worked as a computer scientist, most recently for Sun Microsystems and Oracle. This spring he and Jenny became United States citizens.

Mick loved the outdoors. He enjoyed skiing in Europe and the U.S. He was an avid bike rider who completed several Double Century (200 mile) rides and did the Ride Across Britain twice. At home Mick liked working in his garden and playing music.

A thoughtful husband and loving father, Mick is survived by wife Jenny, sons David and Peter Jordan, and his sister, Mary Elizabeth Funnell of England.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 21, at 11:00 a.m. at the Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary, 96 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View. Friends are invited to a reception in Palo Alto after the service. The family requests any donations be made to the California Sierra Club.