February 7, 1948 — December 1, 2025 (age 77)

Richard John Jensen, 77, passed away on December 1, 2025, from metastatic cancer.

He was born February 7, 1948, in Richfield, Utah, to M. Rex and Emily Roberts Jensen. He married Carol Jorgensen on March 18, 1970, in the Logan LDS Temple. They have seven children: Tara, Troy, Todd (Jennalyn Parry), Tessa (Tom Sunderland), Tyler, Tonya (Michael Otteson), and Tim (Caci Larsen). They also have 13 grandchildren.

Richard graduated from Bear River High School as an All-American basketball player and earned a full-ride athletic scholarship to Utah State University. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Utah State University and a doctoral degree from Brigham Young University.

He worked for Logan City School District for 34 years and Cache

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