NASHVILLE, N.C. — Jordan Leon Kern, a beloved husband, father, son, brother, and friend, passed away on Aug.
19, 2024, in his hometown of Nashville, North Carolina. Born to Lafe and Cristine Kern on Dec. 22, 1990, in Great Bend, Kan.
, Jordan’s life was an epic explosion of color, reflecting his passion, wit, and vibrant and infectious sense of humor. Jordan attended Southwestern Missouri State University right after high school, and then he went on to graduate from The University of Central Missouri in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science-Microbiology. His passion for his work earned him not only a position with Pfizer as Environmental Control Supervisor but it also won the admiration of his coworkers and peers.
He was an instrumental part of the team that discovered a way to do a more targeted therapy for treating cancer. He was particularly proud of this accomplishment. Jordan’s quick wit and sense of humor would often catch people off guard, and continues to give us all a reason to smile, even now as our hearts are aching with the loss of his sweet face and his overall presence in our lives.
Jordan is survived by a loving wife of the home, Dorothy (Rebecca) Kern, and their baby girl, Isabella Luna Kern as well as a daughter from a previous marriage, Ava Noelle Kern, of Blue Springs, Mo. Jordan also leaves behind his mother and stepfather, Cristy and James Hanks, of Great Bend, Kan., and his father and stepmother, Lafe and Erin Kern, of Hutchinson, Kan.
In addition, he wil.