Sidney Allen Jensen's Obituary
Sidney Allen Jensen, 78, of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2025. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on August 11, 1947, Sidney was the beloved son of the late Knud and Beatrice (Hawes) Jensen.
Sidney is survived by his devoted wife of 53 years, Diane (Dreyfuss) Jensen; sisters-in-law Wendy Hoy and Deborah Dreyfuss Tuchman and her husband Jeremy; nephew Jonathan Cooper and his wife Kathryn; nieces Caroline Blake and husband Evan, Haley Zoffer and husband Josh, and Danielle Tuchman; and great-nieces and nephew Clementine, Lorelei, Connor, and Charlotte.
Sidney and Diane moved to Fort Myers in 1973 from Thunder Bay, Ontario after meeting at the University of Michigan in 1968. His life included remarkable achievements and diverse passions. He proudly represented Canada on the 1968 Olympic Men’s Gymnastics Team and competed for the University of Michigan’s Men’s Gymnastics team, where the team won the NCAA National Championship in 1970. Professionally, Sidney worked as an airline pilot for Bar Harbor Eastern Express, taught language arts for Lee County Public Schools, and later owned and operated Jensen Furniture Manufacturing specializing in handcrafted oak furniture. A gifted artist, he also created striking metal sculptures.
Towards the end of his career, Sidney worked in various retail roles and embraced adventure, riding his BMW motorcycle across the United States and Canada. His hobbies included boating, stamp collecting, and building H/O scale model railroads. Sidney and Diane shared a love of travel, enjoying more than 40 cruises together.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, with burial immediately following at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology (https://giving.umich.edu/basket/fund/331107) or Temple Beth El, 16225 Winkler Road, Fort Myers, FL 33908.
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