Shawn Allen Jensen
September 13, 1982 to April 3, 2010
Our beloved Shawn died on April 3, at the too early age of 27 years, at his home in Benton City. We so much wanted him to stay with us longer. He truly was an inspiration to those he left behind and for all of those people he called "friend" your back was always covered. Except for the four years he was in the Marine Corps. Shawn spent most of his life in Benton City and Richland.
Shawn is survived by his son Gage of Benton City; mother, Linda of Benton City; father, Larry and step-mother Cheryl of Benton City; brothers, Kris from Richland and Ryan of Benton City; his grandparents, Roy and Vernie Bechtol of Coulee City; stepbrothers, Terry Baumgartner of Benton City and Ron Baumgartner (Loni) of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shawn also leaves behind Aunt Connie and Uncle Brad McClure of Seattle; Aunt Judy and Uncle Phil Harper from Spokane; also Aunt Pat Haskins and family of Spokane and cousins; Laura, Joelle and Brian. No less importantly are nephews; Dylan, Matthew and Drake; nieces, Analiah, Grace and Danielle and many friends. He was preceded in death by his brother Cory, his Uncle Mike Jensen and nephew Leif.
But his son was his best friend. He was a father every child should have and Gage a child every parent should have. Shawn and Gage did so much in the time they had together. At the same time Shawn was a patient teacher and taught Gage good values, good manners, and how to treat other people with kindness and respect. They had lots of fun and loved to wrestle and hunt for bugs.
From his early childhood one of the things that stood out with Shawn was his competitive nature and his willingness to give no less that one hundred percent in what he set his mind to do, whether it be athletics, working, parting, or being your friend. This was really exhibited when he was in the Marine Corps., which was a goal of his from the early years of school. Although not joining until almost twenty three years of ages, he quickly excelled at becoming a leader. He insisted being assigned to the infantry because he felt that was where he could be most useful. During the four years he was in the Corps, he became firearms and Martial Arts Instructor, a Squad Leader, then a Platoon Leader and attained the rank of a Sergeant (E-5). Shawn also proudly volunteered to go to Afghanistan , when one of the units already deployed there, needed replacements due to a high rate if casualties. When he told us of his plan to volunteer, we begged him not to. But he said it was his duty, and an honor, and that what he was meant to do. He felt it was his calling. Shawn received a combat action ribbon, Marine Corp good conduct medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/1 Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 2 Navy Unit Commendations, National Defense Service Medal along with numerous other decorations and citations. Semper Fi!
Donations may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, woundedwarriorproject.org
Loved with a Love beyond all telling,
Missed with a grief beyond all tears,
To the world maybe he was just one,
But to us he was all the world.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 1:00pm at Memories at Sunset Event Center located on the beautiful grounds of Sunset Memorial Gardens in Richland, WA with a graveside to follow the service.
September 13, 1982 to April 3, 2010
Our beloved Shawn died on April 3, at the too early age of 27 years, at his home in Benton City. We so much wanted him to stay with us longer. He truly was an inspiration to those he left behind and for all of those people he called "friend" your back was always covered. Except for the four years he was in the Marine Corps. Shawn spent most of his life in Benton City and Richland.
Shawn is survived by his son Gage of Benton City; mother, Linda of Benton City; father, Larry and step-mother Cheryl of Benton City; brothers, Kris from Richland and Ryan of Benton City; his grandparents, Roy and Vernie Bechtol of Coulee City; stepbrothers, Terry Baumgartner of Benton City and Ron Baumgartner (Loni) of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shawn also leaves behind Aunt Connie and Uncle Brad McClure of Seattle; Aunt Judy and Uncle Phil Harper from Spokane; also Aunt Pat Haskins and family of Spokane and cousins; Laura, Joelle and Brian. No less importantly are nephews; Dylan, Matthew and Drake; nieces, Analiah, Grace and Danielle and many friends. He was preceded in death by his brother Cory, his Uncle Mike Jensen and nephew Leif.
But his son was his best friend. He was a father every child should have and Gage a child every parent should have. Shawn and Gage did so much in the time they had together. At the same time Shawn was a patient teacher and taught Gage good values, good manners, and how to treat other people with kindness and respect. They had lots of fun and loved to wrestle and hunt for bugs.
From his early childhood one of the things that stood out with Shawn was his competitive nature and his willingness to give no less that one hundred percent in what he set his mind to do, whether it be athletics, working, parting, or being your friend. This was really exhibited when he was in the Marine Corps., which was a goal of his from the early years of school. Although not joining until almost twenty three years of ages, he quickly excelled at becoming a leader. He insisted being assigned to the infantry because he felt that was where he could be most useful. During the four years he was in the Corps, he became firearms and Martial Arts Instructor, a Squad Leader, then a Platoon Leader and attained the rank of a Sergeant (E-5). Shawn also proudly volunteered to go to Afghanistan , when one of the units already deployed there, needed replacements due to a high rate if casualties. When he told us of his plan to volunteer, we begged him not to. But he said it was his duty, and an honor, and that what he was meant to do. He felt it was his calling. Shawn received a combat action ribbon, Marine Corp good conduct medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/1 Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 2 Navy Unit Commendations, National Defense Service Medal along with numerous other decorations and citations. Semper Fi!
Donations may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, woundedwarriorproject.org
Loved with a Love beyond all telling,
Missed with a grief beyond all tears,
To the world maybe he was just one,
But to us he was all the world.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 1:00pm at Memories at Sunset Event Center located on the beautiful grounds of Sunset Memorial Gardens in Richland, WA with a graveside to follow the service.
Shawn Allen Jensen
September 13, 1982 to April 3, 2010
Our beloved Shawn died on April 3, at the too early age of 27 years, at his home in Benton City. We so much wanted him to stay with us longer. He truly was an inspiration to those he left behind and for all of those people he called "friend" your back was always covered. Except for the four years he was in the Marine Corps. Shawn spent most of his life in Benton City and Richland.
Shawn is survived by his son Gage of Benton City; mother, Linda of Benton City; father, Larry and step-mother Cheryl of Benton City; brothers, Kris from Richland and Ryan of Benton City; his grandparents, Roy and Vernie Bechtol of Coulee City; stepbrothers, Terry Baumgartner of Benton City and Ron Baumgartner (Loni) of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shawn also leaves behind Aunt Connie and Uncle Brad McClure of Seattle; Aunt Judy and Uncle Phil Harper from Spokane; also Aunt Pat Haskins and family of Spokane and cousins; Laura, Joelle and Brian. No less importantly are nephews; Dylan, Matthew and Drake; nieces, Analiah, Grace and Danielle and many friends. He was preceded in death by his brother Cory, his Uncle Mike Jensen and nephew Leif.
But his son was his best friend. He was a father every child should have and Gage a child every parent should have. Shawn and Gage did so much in the time they had together. At the same time Shawn was a patient teacher and taught Gage good values, good manners, and how to treat other people with kindness and respect. They had lots of fun and loved to wrestle and hunt for bugs.
From his early childhood one of the things that stood out with Shawn was his competitive nature and his willingness to give no less that one hundred percent in what he set his mind to do, whether it be athletics, working, parting, or being your friend. This was really exhibited when he was in the Marine Corps., which was a goal of his from the early years of school. Although not joining until almost twenty three years of ages, he quickly excelled at becoming a leader. He insisted being assigned to the infantry because he felt that was where he could be most useful. During the four years he was in the Corps, he became firearms and Martial Arts Instructor, a Squad Leader, then a Platoon Leader and attained the rank of a Sergeant (E-5). Shawn also proudly volunteered to go to Afghanistan , when one of the units already deployed there, needed replacements due to a high rate if casualties. When he told us of his plan to volunteer, we begged him not to. But he said it was his duty, and an honor, and that what he was meant to do. He felt it was his calling. Shawn received a combat action ribbon, Marine Corp good conduct medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/1 Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 2 Navy Unit Commendations, National Defense Service Medal along with numerous other decorations and citations. Semper Fi!
Donations may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, woundedwarriorproject.org
Loved with a Love beyond all telling,
Missed with a grief beyond all tears,
To the world maybe he was just one,
But to us he was all the world.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 1:00pm at Memories at Sunset Event Center located on the beautiful grounds of Sunset Memorial Gardens in Richland, WA with a graveside to follow the service.
September 13, 1982 to April 3, 2010
Our beloved Shawn died on April 3, at the too early age of 27 years, at his home in Benton City. We so much wanted him to stay with us longer. He truly was an inspiration to those he left behind and for all of those people he called "friend" your back was always covered. Except for the four years he was in the Marine Corps. Shawn spent most of his life in Benton City and Richland.
Shawn is survived by his son Gage of Benton City; mother, Linda of Benton City; father, Larry and step-mother Cheryl of Benton City; brothers, Kris from Richland and Ryan of Benton City; his grandparents, Roy and Vernie Bechtol of Coulee City; stepbrothers, Terry Baumgartner of Benton City and Ron Baumgartner (Loni) of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shawn also leaves behind Aunt Connie and Uncle Brad McClure of Seattle; Aunt Judy and Uncle Phil Harper from Spokane; also Aunt Pat Haskins and family of Spokane and cousins; Laura, Joelle and Brian. No less importantly are nephews; Dylan, Matthew and Drake; nieces, Analiah, Grace and Danielle and many friends. He was preceded in death by his brother Cory, his Uncle Mike Jensen and nephew Leif.
But his son was his best friend. He was a father every child should have and Gage a child every parent should have. Shawn and Gage did so much in the time they had together. At the same time Shawn was a patient teacher and taught Gage good values, good manners, and how to treat other people with kindness and respect. They had lots of fun and loved to wrestle and hunt for bugs.
From his early childhood one of the things that stood out with Shawn was his competitive nature and his willingness to give no less that one hundred percent in what he set his mind to do, whether it be athletics, working, parting, or being your friend. This was really exhibited when he was in the Marine Corps., which was a goal of his from the early years of school. Although not joining until almost twenty three years of ages, he quickly excelled at becoming a leader. He insisted being assigned to the infantry because he felt that was where he could be most useful. During the four years he was in the Corps, he became firearms and Martial Arts Instructor, a Squad Leader, then a Platoon Leader and attained the rank of a Sergeant (E-5). Shawn also proudly volunteered to go to Afghanistan , when one of the units already deployed there, needed replacements due to a high rate if casualties. When he told us of his plan to volunteer, we begged him not to. But he said it was his duty, and an honor, and that what he was meant to do. He felt it was his calling. Shawn received a combat action ribbon, Marine Corp good conduct medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/1 Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 2 Navy Unit Commendations, National Defense Service Medal along with numerous other decorations and citations. Semper Fi!
Donations may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, woundedwarriorproject.org
Loved with a Love beyond all telling,
Missed with a grief beyond all tears,
To the world maybe he was just one,
But to us he was all the world.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 1:00pm at Memories at Sunset Event Center located on the beautiful grounds of Sunset Memorial Gardens in Richland, WA with a graveside to follow the service.
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