Ernest Eugene Gordon

Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." Revelation 14:13 Late Tuesday night December 6, 2022, God welcomed home one of his children, our beloved brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend Ernest Eugene Gordon. Gene or Ernie (as he was referred to by some) exchanged his physical address for a heavenly one at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. Gene was born on May 16, 1945, in St. Petersburg, FL, Pinellas County. He is preceded in death by his mother Georgia M. Gordon Stamper, and fathers David A. Stamper, and Ernest E. McGill (biological). Soon thereafter the family moved to Washington, DC where Gene attended Eastern High School, class of 1963. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served as an E-4 Sergeant in the foreign and overseas services from September 6, 1963, to September 6, 1969. One of the highlights of his career in the Air Force is when he got to perform in the United Service Organizations (USO) as a back-up singer to Mahalia Jackson. After his military career, he joined the United States Postal Service in 1969 until his retirement in 2000. Gene loved the Lord and he attended Mount Airy Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He served in several capacities at the church, he sang in the senior choir and the men’s choir, taught adult bible study classes, and in 1997 he was ordained a minister. Gene also loved the community in which he lived, and the residents loved him back. He served faithfully in the community by volunteering with the McDonald’s Outreach Ministry on Rhode Island Avenue NE, Washington, DC alongside Minister Kenneth Brown from 2011 until 2020 when the pandemic hit and locked the restaurant’s doors, and it was no longer safe to continuing serving in that capacity. Gene leaves to cherish his memory the following loved ones: Brenda Stamper, sister (Waldorf, MD); Rev. Joseph Gordon, uncle (St Petersburg, FL); Helen Jackie Haskins, sister-in-law (Springfield, VA); David Stamper, nephew (Washington, DC); Traci Haskins, niece (Hopewell, VA); grandnephews: Jacob Haskins (Springfield, VA) and Kaleb Haskins (Hopewell, VA); and grandnieces: Naomi, Chloe, Sophia, Aliya, Kara and Kora Haskins (Hopefield, VA); and a host of cousins and friends far and near.

Tributes

Ernest Eugene Gordon

May 16, 1945 - December 6, 2022