"Will Be Missed"
ST. GEORGE, UT <! > - Our beloved husband, father, and son, Perry Lynn Jensen, age 41, died May 9, 2003 in St. George, Utah after a valiant battle with cancer.
He was born Feb 3, 1962 to Richard Ernest and Jessie Anderson Jensen in St. George, UT. He married Tammie Rae Jardine April 28, 1984 in the St. George LDS Temple.
Perry was reared in St. George, UT where he graduated from Dixie High School and attended Dixie State College where he was the Outstanding Freshman Student and D Week Chairman. Perry was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served a mission in the Chicago Illinois North Mission and while serving in the mission field he served as a civilian chaplain on the Great Lakes Training Facility. Perry served in many capacities in the church such as the Elder's Quorum president and was currently serving as the Young Men's president of his ward.
He worked at Ruesch Machine, as a welder, then a brick mason, then spent the last 20 years with Pearson Tire, Direct Tire/Wheel City. He was also a Rocky Mountain Foundation Committee Member. Perry was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He enjoyed playing high school football, vacations with his family, and spending time at the family cabin at Kolob. He was a supportive father and husband, attending all of his children's events and loved just being a dad and husband.
He is survived by his wife, Tammie; their children, Brady, Brittnie, Michael, Madison; parents, Richard and Jessie Jensen, all of St. George; brothers, Jerry (DeeAnn) Jensen, Stephen (Clarene) Jensen; sister, Linda (David) Terry, all of St. George; mother-in-law, Connie (Ray) Golden; father-in-law, J. Lyle Jardine; sister-in-law, Cindie (Dan) Sisk, all of Las Vegas, NV; numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his brother, Richard Scott Jensen.
"God saw that you were getting tired and a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around you and whispered come with me. With tearful eyes we watched you and saw you fade away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A Golden heart stopped beating. Working hands were placed to rest. God breaks our hearts to prove to us he only takes the best"
Services will be Tues. May 13, 2003 Sunset LDS Stake Center, 97 N. Dixie Dr, 11 a.m. A visitation will be Mon. May 12, 6-8 p.m. Metcalf Mortuary, 288 W. St. George Blvd, and Tues. May 13, 9-10:30 a.m. prior to services at the stake center. Interment, St. George City Cemetery. Directors, Metcalf Mortuary 435-673-4221. Condolences may be sent through our website at www.metcalfmortuary.com