Legacy

      Almost six months after their beloved son was killed, his parents were successful in their pledge to change the intersection where the accident occurred. The vote by the Council of Government in San Luis Obispo was unanimous! For the most difficult six months of this family's life, they have worked tirelessly, endlessly, courageously to make sure that another son or daughter did not die where their cherished child died. This involved untold hours of flights back and forth, meetings, petitions, posts, phone calls and letters, with broken hearts and nights unslept, to try to fix an intersection in another state, fifteen hundred miles away. The passion and energy this must have taken cannot be imagined, at least by me. At a time when most people would want to stay in the safety of their homes mourning their loss, this family was out there making sure their voices were heard, that their son was remembered. I am in awe of them. Most people could not rouse the strength let alone the courage that this undertaking would require. But this is their son's legacy: love for family, for friends, for community, for humanity. Jordan's legacy is love.