Mrs. Veronica Faye Caldwell Jordan, 69, of Clinton, Maryland, departed this life peacefully on Friday, December 10, 2021, at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

Mrs. Jordan was born to the late Gerald and Madie Hall Caldwell on January 14, 1952, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was a retired employee of the Federal Aviation Administration. Passionate about her work, she demonstrated technical excellence and leadership through her 41-year career as an engineer. Mrs. Jordan began her story as the only female in her 1974 Howard University graduating class of engineers. Upon graduating, she spent seven years at Eastman Kodak and the Xerox Corporation. The remainder of her career was spent in the Federal Government, starting at the Naval Surface Weapons Center in 1979, passing through the Naval Sea Systems Command in 1987, and moving to the Federal Aviation Administration in 1991. Mrs. Jordan worked her way through the ranks of one of the most challenging technical careers to become Division Manager, holding key leadership positions on multi-billion-dollar projects for the FAA. She drove multiple project teams to meet their milestones, earned numerous awards and took pride in "accomplishing what everyone said could not be done."

Mrs. Jordan loved God, her family and music, especially the piano. She was a phenomenal, God-fearing and God-strong woman who lived by the following principles: work hard and with the highest integrity; be humble; share what you have and serve others; don't let anyone take your joy; you can do all things through Christ. She was a pioneer, inspiring many, and she was truly both right-brained and left-brained with a deep passion for both analytics and the arts. Mrs. Jordan loved her family deeply; she loved her cousins like siblings and her nieces and nephews like her own children, often sharing life lessons and encouraging them to strive for success. She advocated for her family endlessly; she took care of everyone. Although Mrs. Jordan faced many barriers throughout her career and later in life in her health, she was always joyful and maintained her faith in God Almighty.

Mrs. Jordan was preceded in death by her father, Gerald T. Caldwell, Sr.; mother, Madie Louise Hall Caldwell; brother, Theodore LeVerne Caldwell; father-in-law, Lee Gill Jordan; and mother-in-law, Ella Ree Jordan.

Mrs. Jordan is survived by her husband, Robert Lee Jordan; one daughter, Rhonda Jordan (Claudel) Antoine of Oxon Hill, MD; two sons, Robert Theodore Caldwell Jordan of Bryans Road, MD, and Curtis Taylor Caldwell (Kendra) Jordan of Swarthmore, PA; six grandchildren, Jonah Wallace, Jeremiah and Kenzie Jordan of Swarthmore, PA, Ethan and Eric Antoine of Oxon Hill, MD, and Liam Jordan of Bryans Road, MD; one sister, Linda Hopkins of Kernersville, NC; four brothers, Jerald (Vanessa) Caldwell, Jr. of Charlotte, NC,  Edward (Deborah) Caldwell of Mason, OH, Michael Caldwell of Greensboro, NC, and Alan (Lisa) Caldwell of Kernersville, NC; two sisters-in-law, Jeanette (Jeff) Huffam of Fayetteville, NC, and Yvonne Jordan of Charlotte, NC; two brothers-in-law, Joe (Anginetta) Jordan of Springfield, VA, and Randy (Netra) Jordan of Winston-Salem, NC; three aunts, Alma (George) Clement of Winston-Salem, NC, Florence Brown of San Diego, CA, and Shirley Hall of Detroit, MI; one uncle, Marion Hall of Winston-Salem, NC; cherished nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews and cousins; and a host of other loving relatives and friends.

A viewing will be held from 1:00pm until 5:00pm Friday, December 17, 2021 at Russell Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30am Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family visitation will be held from 11:00am until 11:30am on Saturday at the Church.