Thurston family continues USC tradition

2015 USC graduate Douglass Thurston Jordan is shown at his graduation with his mother, Katy Jordan, and sister, Grace Jordan.

FALLBROOK – On May 15, another member of Fallbrook's Thurston family graduated from the University of Southern California (USC). Douglass Thurston Jordan received his master's degree in engineering.

Jordan's great-grandfather, Emory Thurston Sr. and his wife, Grace, moved to Fallbrook about 40 years ago. Thurston received his pharmacy degree from USC in 1910.

After his great-grandparents' passing, Jordan's grandfather, Emory Thurston Jr. and his wife, Jackie Hepner Thurston, moved to Fallbrook where they ran a popular ballet studio. Emory Jr. graduated from USC with a journalism degree in 1942. Emory Jr. passed away on May 15, 2009, but Jackie still resides in town.