Jana Lucille Jordan Guest, BHS 1970

Jana Lucille Jordan Guest, BHS ‘70

September 25, 1952 ~ January 29, 2021

Jana Jordan Guest, passed away on Friday night, January 29, 2021, at her home in Pahrump, Nevada, after a short illness of six weeks. Her loving partner, John Deahl (BHS '69), was with her when she passed away.

When a Senior at BHS in 1969/1970 Jana was Head Majorette with the Band and Drill Team. Jana's first two years of college were at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and her last two years were at USC where she graduated.

Jana grew up the youngest of three, with her older brothers, Jeffrey Jordan (BHS '65), and Judd Jordan (BHS '69). She attended Emerson Elementary, John Muir Junior High, and Burbank High School, graduating in 1970. She worked in the 1970's and 1980's in Glendale as a Bank Vice President, P.R. Director of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce, and in her own P.R. business. In 1990 she moved from Burbank to Ridgecrest, CA with her former husband. About 2013 she moved from Ridgecrest to Pahrump, Nevada.

The first photo is Jana with her older brothers, Jeffrey on the left and Judd on the right, with their mother, Adele Jordan, who is now 96 years, who also lives in Pahrump. The second photo is Jana with her partner, John Deahl.

Written by Alan Landos, BHS 70

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Jana Jordan Guest, 1952-2021

A memorial will be held on March 27, 2021, 12:00 to 3:00, in Pahrump, NV, at the VFW Post 10054, located at 4651 Homestead Road, Pahrump, Nevada. 

Jana passed on 1/29/2021. She lived in Pahrump, NV, a beautiful desert community about 60 miles outside of Las Vegas with her best friend and partner John Deahl. 

When Jordan's home was hit by a landslide in 1962 their neighbors pitched in to remove over 5 feet of mud from the house, and the Salvation Army provided much needed assistance to the family. Thus began Jana's lifelong passion for aiding others. She always kept the Salvation Army close to her heart and was on the board of directors at two different local Corps Community Centers.

Raised in Burbank, California by her parents, Joe and Adele, and her two older brothers, Jeffery and Judd, Jana led a wonderful life that was full of close friends, excitement, and travel which included 20+ different countries.

She graduated from Burbank High School in 1970, then went on to be a 3rd generation graduate of USC. Jana is survived by her mother Adele, brothers Jeffery and Judd and their families, and a multitude of friends. She was married to Navy Commander (Ret.) Lawrence (Buck) Guest for 28 years and kept a close friendship with him, his family and other in-laws.

What I'll miss most about Jana is her beautiful smile, her loving heart, and her intense passion for helping others. She continually assisted those around her and quite often those she didn't know, such as sending unsolicited care packages to soldiers stationed overseas, anonymously paying for groceries and meals, funding a student's trip to Washington D.C., and sponsoring a high school senior that was denied graduation parties because of the coronavirus lockdown. She was always thinking of a new way to help someone, and most often awoke to the thought of "how can I brighten someone's day today?"

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Salvation Army or Rotary.

The Dailey Independent, Ridgecrest, CA, March 20, 2021