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Shirley Yarbrough Jordan was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 28, 1937 to Shedrick and Rosalee Yarbrough.

She attended public school in Atlanta—the E.R. Carter Elementary School and Booker T. Washington High School, from which she graduated with honors. In 1958 she was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Howard University, where she was an active member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Upon graduating from Howard, she returned to Atlanta and was a caseworker for the Fulton County Department of Welfare, rising to the post of Supervisor, which she held until 1965 when she was stricken with multiple sclerosis.

Shirley married Vernon Jordan on December 13, 1958, and on September 1, 1959 gave birth to a daughter, Vickee. 

She moved to New York in 1970 and was active in social and community organizations, serving on the board of directors of Young Audiences, and on the National Committee—Arts With The Handicapped. She was a member of the Links, the Couples Club of Westchester, and the Metropolitan A.M.E Church. A participant in activities of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, she authored articles for Ebony and Good Housekeeping on her personal experiences with multiple sclerosis.

She is survived by her husband, her daughter, her parents and her sister, Mrs. Darlene Glover.

Shirley leaves her friends with wonderful memories and with her credo: "Live every day as fully and as completely as you can. Every day can be a new opportunity for happiness."

She will be sorely missed by all who experienced her vivacious smile, her spirited love of life, and her indomitable courage.

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