Jordan Elizabeth Drake, 28, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at her home in Woodstock, GA.

Jordan was born August 23, 1995, in Kissimmee, FL at Osceola Regional Hospital, to David Arthur Drake and Dana Maria (Hallesy) Drake.  Jordan relocated with her family to Marietta, GA when she was just six weeks old.

Jordan was a graduate of Lassiter High School in Marietta, GA in 2013 where she excelled in swimming.  She was awarded with All-County, All-State and All-American honors, all four years at Lassiter, and swam on two State Championship teams at Lassiter in 2010 and 2011.  Jordan was a part of a 200-meter medley relay team that set a state record in 2011.  She was also a four-time individual high-school Cobb County champion in 2012 and 2013 and was named High School Athlete of the week twice by the Marietta Daily Journal, in 2011 & 2012.  Her heart was always with Stingrays Swimming, where she swam for 11 years, and was a three-time Age Group State Champion.

Jordan accepted a swimming scholarship to the University of Connecticut in 2013 where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychological Services in 2017.  She swam for the Huskies from 2013-2016 and was named to the American Conference All-Conference team in 2015 and received American Conference Academic All-Conference honors in 2015 & 2016.  Jordan also received a Master of Arts degree in Community Psychology from the University of New Haven in 2019.

Jordan went on to work for Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury, CT and Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, GA, before changing careers.  She earned her license to sell insurance in the state of Georgia, and found a loving work home with the Thomas Dudek State Farm Insurance Agency, in Acworth and Woodstock, GA.  She loved her work and excelled at it and went on to earn her license to sell insurance in five additional states.

Jordan was preceded in death by her grandmother, Ellen (Bennett) Drake, in 1998, her grandfather, Robert P. Hallesy in 2017, her grandmother, Beverly (Brown) Hallesy in 2021, and her aunt, Laura Drake in 2017.

Survivors include her mother and father, Dana (Hallesy) Drake and David Drake of Marietta, GA, brother, Bennett Drake of Marietta, GA, grandfather and grandmother, Larry and Sylvia Drake of Carbondale, IL, aunt, Terri Hallesy of Champaign, IL, uncle, Robert W. Hallesy of Vienna, IL, aunt, Christine Hallesy of Hilliard, OH, and aunt, Shanna Larson (Mark) of Kennesaw, GA.  She is also survived by five cousins and countless friends who will all miss her very much.

The family is planning a private memorial at a later date.  Jordan had great compassion for animals and leaves behind her adored cat, Tommy that she loved with all her heart.  Jordan had a beautiful smile that could light up a room, a great sense of humor, an amazing zest for life, and tenacity during swimming that was truly something to behold.