Teddy Bech Jensen

With broken hearts, our family announces the passing of Teddy on February 20, 2015. He was our rock, he was our right arm, he was our listening ear, and he was our someone to lean on. His kind and loving heart will be missed by all of those he leaves behind.

Ted was predeceased by his parents, John and Elva, and his wife and love of over 40 years, Kerryann. He leaves behind his daughter Krista, son-in-law Jason, and grandchildren Lucas and Jenna. He also leaves behind his two brothers, four sisters and their families: John (Jenny), Karen (Paul), Tom (Val), Connie (John), Debbie, & Kimmie (Glen). Ted was a son, a brother, a father, a grandfather, an uncle, a great-uncle, a cousin and a friend to many. Our world will never be the same without him.

Ted was born in a small town in Denmark, and from the time he was born he was always running towards adventure. Never afraid, always wanting to be the one to discover the unknown first. It was no surprise that when the family immigrated to Canada in 1957, Ted was the first one to get lost on the boat. If you asked Ted about this afterwards, you would soon find out he was never lost. He just wanted to see what made the boat move – and he did succeed, as he did in the many adventures in his life that would follow. It is no surprise that in death, he is still the first of his siblings to set sail on this new adventure.

Ted had many passions. He was born to be a cowboy. He was as comfortable on the back of a horse as he was in a speeding corvette, a small plane, or a boat. Ted loved everything about the water. He could sit for hours on the riverbank just listening and watching. If he could be a cowboy on the water, that would have been Ted’s perfect life. Ted loved traveling, flying, gardening, golfing, billiards, boating, horses, reading, and movies.

Family and friends were very important to Ted. His passion for life and adventure only came second to his love for his family and friends. When he wasn’t being a cowboy, he was meeting his brother for 6am coffee runs, talking to his family on the phone, going for breakfast at Sals, going to the movie theatre with his nephew Jeff, or going down to Arizona to play golf with his sister and brother-in-law.

Ted was a fighter. He was not afraid to work hard. He never gave up on anything he did or on anybody he loved. You could never tell him something was not possible, because if he believed in something, he would make it his mission in life to convince you of the same. Always the salesman. Right or wrong, everyone eventually came around to seeing the world through his eyes.

“Jeg elsker dig” Dad. You are forever missed.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 6 at 10:00am at Thomson “In the Park” Funeral Home 1291 McGillivray Boulevard.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to a cause that you are passionate about.