Birth date: May 28, 1936 Death date: Aug 2, 2021
John William Jensen, 85, of San Mateo, CA passed peacefully at home while surrounded by his loving family on August 2, 2021. John was born on May 28, 1936 in New York City to Norwegian parents, Bjarne and Camilla Jensen. John gre Read Obituary
David and Barbara Sargent send our heartfelt condolences to the family. We met John and Janet in 1967 when we moved to their neighborhoold and our friendship developed from that time.
John shared his expertise in technology with us and introduced us to computers, hgelping with our very first one. Another intrrouction of his which in particular stands out is -Sirius radio which we added to our setup in Tucson. Thanks to John we are now able to enjoy broadcasts of past Metropolitan opera performances.
Barbara and Janet enjoyed the San Francisco opera trogether--and we miss our dinners together and the joint Thanksgiving preparations of traditional holiday dishes.
"Mr. Jensen" (still hard to call him "John") was a wry, quiet, and deeply intelligent man. At least that's how I will always remember him, with the initial impressions of a 3-4 year old girl. I learned to appreciate Porsches thanks to his introduction, and even now, 50 years later, I've never been able to look at one without thinking of him. Many years later, he shared his love of wine with me, and even gave me a few tips on a few of a favorites from Napa.
I remember fondly his collection of political campaign buttons, going all the way back, if memory serves, to his "I Like Ike" pin. He once walked me through several of them and it was a quick history lesson with an interesting twist. Here's to you, Mr. Jensen, with a glass of red in my hand, a tear in my eye, and a smile on my face!~Anne (Sargent) Price
