Nicole Kaiser Jensen

MAJ Nicole Kaiser Jensen was born on January 13, 1981 at Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, Iowa to Michael John Jensen and Barbara Roxie Stevens. Nicole went to high school in Humboldt and Boone, Iowa. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from University of Northern Iowa in 2005. While in college Nicole joined the National Guard and was also commissioned through the ROTC program. She played rugby and helped her team win the national championship for three consecutive years. She was married to Adam Rhum on January 3, 2004. In 2006 Nicole and Adam moved to Colorado and were eventually divorced. Nicole and Megan Kaiser-Jensen were married on June 5, 2010; Nicole deployed to Afghanistan in the same year. Upon her return to Denver, Nicole worked for the federal government, including the National Parks Service and the Small Business Administration, where she continued to work until the time of her death. Nicole was preceded in death by her grandfather Milo Stevens, grandfather Jack Jensen, her uncle Bill Jensen, and her friend Izzy George. She is also preceded by her dogs Dotty, Lois, Case, and Rilo. Nicole is survived by her wife, Megan Kaiser-Jensen, Denver, Colorado; mother Barbara Roxie Stevens, Algona, Iowa; her father Michael John Jensen, Ankeny, Iowa; her brother Michael John Jensen, Algona, Iowa; her sister Jennifer Joan O’Connor, Rochester, Minnesota; her brother Joel Raymond Jensen, Denver, Colorado, her brother Derek Lawrence John Jensen, Ankeny, Iowa; her nephew Michael, her nieces Elizabeth, Amelia, and Charlotte; and her friends Brenna and Cory Plank. Awards and Commendations: ""éó Bronze Star ""éó Army Commendation Medal w/ OLC ""éó Army Achievement Medal ""éó National Defense Service Medal ""éó NATO Afghanistan Service Medal ""éó Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/ Campaign Star ""éó Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/ M Device ""éó Overseas Service Ribbon ""éó Army Service Ribbon ""éó Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ""éó Colorado Active Service Medal ""éó Colorado Foreign Deployment Service Ribbon ""éó Iowa Commendation Medal A celebration of Nicole’s life will be held from 2-4pm on June 24, 2018 at the Denver Armory, 5275 Franklin Street, Denver, Colorado. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project. support.woundedwarriorproject.org/Donate “In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so, it will be as if all the stars will be laughing when you look at the sky at night. You, only you, will have stars that can laugh! And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me""é You will always be my friend. You will want to laugh with me. And you will sometimes open your window, so, for that pleasure""é It will be as if, in place of the stars, I had given you a great number of little bells that knew how to laugh” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery The Little Prince