Hi All,
On January 1, 2020 we lost one of the great ones in St. Paul. Dennis Jensen.
I knew Dennis for many years and considered him a very good friend. I first
met Dennis when he was going through the last 21 week St. Paul Police Academy.
His passing is a great loss for St. Paul and for our community!
Here is his obituary:
Dennis Lynn Jensen, age 63, of Inver Grove Heights. Born October 22, 1957, in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Preceded in death by parents, Dean and Beverley Jensen
(nee Johnson). Survived by soulmate/wife, Amelia “Amy” Jensen (nee Brown);
daughter, Danielle Baumann; siblings, Doug Jensen, Suzanne Edstrom (Danny), and
Jay Jensen; many nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind his beloved brothers
and sisters at the St. Paul Police Department, current and retired, where he
served 24+ years and retired as Assistant Chief of Police of Patrol. He never
stopped patrolling the streets of St. Paul no matter his rank and loved being a
police officer on patrol. He graduated summa cum laude from Concordia
University with a Bachelor’s degree and received a Master’s degree from the
Naval Postgraduate School in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense).
Dennis’ Master’s degree completed at the Naval Postgraduate School led to the
groundbreaking East African Community Outreach Project in the city of St. Paul,
which continues to this day. Dennis fought through one heart attack at age 38
to return to his job as a police officer but had to retire after a second one
at 48. After a year of recovery, he was proud to return to the Ramsey County
Sheriff’s Office and served as a civilian until he was forced to retire due to
early onset Alzheimer’s. Special thanks to St. Joseph’s Hospital unit 4700 and
Dr. Andrew Hanson for all of your loving care and support. He valiantly fought
early onset Alzheimer’s for five years but succumbed on January 1, 2020. He has
left his wife, family, and friends devastated with his loss. Godspeed, sweet
prince. A visitation will be held on Monday, January 6th from 4-7PM at
O’Halloran & Murphy, 575 Snelling Ave S, St. Paul. Funeral service will be held
on Tuesday, January 7, at 11AM at O’Halloran & Murphy, with a second visitation
1 hour prior to service.
Please remember him in your prayers!
John Krenik
St. Paul, MN
On January 1, 2020 we lost one of the great ones in St. Paul. Dennis Jensen.
I knew Dennis for many years and considered him a very good friend. I first
met Dennis when he was going through the last 21 week St. Paul Police Academy.
His passing is a great loss for St. Paul and for our community!
Here is his obituary:
Dennis Lynn Jensen, age 63, of Inver Grove Heights. Born October 22, 1957, in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Preceded in death by parents, Dean and Beverley Jensen
(nee Johnson). Survived by soulmate/wife, Amelia “Amy” Jensen (nee Brown);
daughter, Danielle Baumann; siblings, Doug Jensen, Suzanne Edstrom (Danny), and
Jay Jensen; many nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind his beloved brothers
and sisters at the St. Paul Police Department, current and retired, where he
served 24+ years and retired as Assistant Chief of Police of Patrol. He never
stopped patrolling the streets of St. Paul no matter his rank and loved being a
police officer on patrol. He graduated summa cum laude from Concordia
University with a Bachelor’s degree and received a Master’s degree from the
Naval Postgraduate School in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense).
Dennis’ Master’s degree completed at the Naval Postgraduate School led to the
groundbreaking East African Community Outreach Project in the city of St. Paul,
which continues to this day. Dennis fought through one heart attack at age 38
to return to his job as a police officer but had to retire after a second one
at 48. After a year of recovery, he was proud to return to the Ramsey County
Sheriff’s Office and served as a civilian until he was forced to retire due to
early onset Alzheimer’s. Special thanks to St. Joseph’s Hospital unit 4700 and
Dr. Andrew Hanson for all of your loving care and support. He valiantly fought
early onset Alzheimer’s for five years but succumbed on January 1, 2020. He has
left his wife, family, and friends devastated with his loss. Godspeed, sweet
prince. A visitation will be held on Monday, January 6th from 4-7PM at
O’Halloran & Murphy, 575 Snelling Ave S, St. Paul. Funeral service will be held
on Tuesday, January 7, at 11AM at O’Halloran & Murphy, with a second visitation
1 hour prior to service.
Please remember him in your prayers!
John Krenik
St. Paul, MN
