Carl Jensen

Carl Christian Jensen passed away on September 21, 2021. He was the second of four sons born to Melvon and Christina Jensen in Westwood, California on July 26, 1936, his mother's birthday. His family moved to Portland, Oregon and then to Bloomington, Minnesota, where he graduated from high school. After graduation he worked for the FBI in St. Paul and it was during summer the following year that he met his future wife, Lois Lynette Jensen (no relation!) when she had traveled from Utah to visit family members living in Minnesota. He served an honorable mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern California mission and upon his return in 1959, joined the Air National Guard. Carl married his sweetheart Lynette in the Logan Utah LDS Temple on October 22, 1959. Carl and Lynette were blessed with eight children and they raised their family in various locations in Arizona, Kansas, and Utah, finally settling in the state of New Mexico where they have lived for the past twenty-one years. Carl was the founder of several companies in the United States, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and one of his greatest pleasures was in actively planning and working on new ideas and concepts. He loved people and loved to help others build and grow. It was important to him to not only do the right thing, but to do it for the right reason. He had a strong testimony of his Savior, Jesus Christ, and could frequently be found with his scriptures open on his desk. Carl was preceded in death by his parents, Melvon Christian Jensen and Christina Elizabeth Olson Jensen, and his elder brother Melvon Curtis Jensen. He is survived by his wife ‘My Beauty', Lois Lynette Jensen; his children: Jacque Lynn Jensen, Christy Anne Kropp (Steve), Carl Christian Jensen Jr., Richard Melvon Jensen (Liezette), Michael David Jensen, Matthew Charles Jensen (Sheri), Paul Curtis Jensen, and Amy Lynette Sherwood (Justin); 23 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren; and two younger brothers, Gary O. Jensen and Larry O. Jensen. He loved his family most of all and will be missed immeasurably by them and many others. Private services will be held in Utah. Arrangements by Getz Funeral Home, 1410 E. Bowman Ave. Las Cruces, NM 88001. Please visit www.getzcares.com to sign the local online guest book.