Pvt. Jordan T. Chase, 19, of Lewiston and New Gloucester, died Feb. 20 at Palmetto Richland Hospital.
He was born in Lewiston, Oct. 23, 1991 the son of Tom and Rhonda Doherty Chase and graduated from Gray-New Gloucester High School. Jordan was a new member of the Maine National Guard and was attending basic training at Ft. Jackson, So. Carolina. He enjoyed all outdoor activities, baseball, basketball, football, archery, hunting and fishing and playing video games. He was an outstanding young man who touched the hearts of people he met. Jordan was great with kids.
He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Rhonda and Reginald Tilley of Lewiston; father and stepmother, Tom and Brenda Chase of New Gloucester; sisters, Tara and Ashley Chase of Lewiston and New Gloucester; brother, Nicholas Doherty of Lewiston; stepbrother, Michael Crandall and fiancée Laura Wolfson of Orono; stepsister, Marissa Crandall and fiancé Dennis Crooker Jr. of Auburn,; stepbrothers, Dustin and Mathew Tilley of Lewiston; nephew, Joel Crooker; maternal grandparents, Deanna Bernier and Norman Giguere of Auburn; maternal great-grandmother, Madeline Ross of Jefferson; maternal grandfather, Robert Burbank of Auburn; paternal grandparents, Dean and Clara Neal of New Gloucester and George and Maxine Baker of New Gloucester; step grandmother, Nelda Tilley and companion Berle Brandt of Turner; step grandfather, William Tilley and companion Carol Green of Kentucky; step great-grandparents, Wayne and Beverly Tilley of Mechanic Falls; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services were Feb. 27 at the First Congregational Church, New Gloucester with Rev. Linda Gard officiating. Interment will be in the Maine Veterans Cemetery, Augusta. Family and friends called Feb. 26 at the Wilson Funeral Home, Gray.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may make memorial donations in his memory to the Lewiston High School Cadets, 165 East Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240.
