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Like everything she did in life, Sue died with style on January 7, 2025. |
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Sue was born on November 17, 1941, in
Nashville, Tennessee, to Bryan and Dixie
Jordan. She moved to San Antonio four
years later, in 1945, and spent the
majority of her life here. Sue loved San
Antonio and in her 32-year real estate
career, she introduced countless new
residents to the city and was one of the
city’s best unofficial ambassadors. |
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A graduate of Alamo Heights High School,
Sue attended Mary Baldwin College in
Staunton, Virginia, before transferring
to and graduating from the University of
Texas, Austin, with a major in
mathematics and a minor in history. In
1963, she was a debutante presented by
the German Club and a duchess in the
Order of the Alamo's Court of Ages. |
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In 1967, she married Dr. Joseph Robert
Rodarte and moved to Rochester,
Minnesota, for her husband's fellowship
and subsequent career at the Mayo
Clinic. While there, Sue was a computer
programmer at IBM before she owned and
operated a fashionable women's clothing
store. Sue returned to San Antonio with
her daughter, Bettina, in 1981. |
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After returning to San Antonio, Sue
worked at Satel's clothing store for
several years before finding her real
estate career with Phyllis Browning,
where she was a top producer for many
years. She was known for being fair and
generous with her time and believed in
always doing the right thing for her
clients. |
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Sue's interest in
history shaped her
political views. She
found it fascinating to
study history in the
making and explore the
impact of the past on
the present. Sue loved
to play bridge and walk
her dog; she also
enjoyed the symphony,
art museums and the
theater. Later in life,
she spent much of her
time reading novels and
doing puzzles - when the
Spurs or UT Longhorns
were not playing.
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Sue enjoyed 46 years of
sobriety as a member of
Alcoholics Anonymous. She
was humbled to have been
able to help a few other
women become sober. She was
an active board member and
volunteer at Alpha Home for
several years. She was also
a proud Democrat and
supporter of Planned
Parenthood and Annie's List. |
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Sue cherished her family and
friends more than anything.
She was loyal, supportive
and joyful. She was preceded
in death by her parents,
ex-husband, sister Ettie Lu
Jordan, and brother William
Bryan Jordan, Jr. She is
survived by her daughter,
Bettina Rodarte; son-in-law,
Ismael Delgado; and
cherished grandson, Arnau.
She is also survived by her
sister, Frances Hearn-Rigney,
and her nieces and nephews:
William Henry "Trip" Worden,
III (Jerry), Bryan Jordan
Worden (Marianne), Karen
Metcalfe (David), and
Chrisinda Soard Livengood
(Michael), as well as seven
great-nieces and nephews and
several grand-nieces and
nephews. |
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A memorial service was held
on January 15 at The Little
Chapel behind Sunset Ridge
Church in Alamo Heights.
Donations in memory of Sue
can be made to
Alpha Home,
the
San Antonio Humane Society
or the
San Antonio Food Bank. |
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