DIANA MARIE JENSEN Diana Marie Jensen entered into rest Saturday, July 22, 2006, in Chico, Calif. She was born to James and Donna Rogers on Feb. 22, 1961 in Chula Vista, Calif.

She is survived by her husband, Mark and twin daughters, Brenna and Alexa; mother, Donna; sister Denise and her son, Nicholas; brothers: Troy and wife Carrie and sons, Ryan and Travis; Michael and his wife Erica; brother-in-law Eric Jensen and wife Sharon and children Colton and Jaiden of Tooele, Utah; Andrew Jensen and wife Shirlene and children, Parker, Kennady and Jocelyn of Cedar Hills, Utah; sister-in-law Marie of Rockville, Md.; Mark's two uncles J. Dean Madsen and wife Helen of Oakland, Calif. and S. Reid Madsen and wife Katie of Plano, Texas; aunts, Jean Pinkston, Sheryl Pinkston and Barbara Fairlee; uncles: Gene E. Pinkston, Donald Wayne Pinkston, cousins: Rick Pinkston, Nancy Swanger, Amy Montano, Stacy and Sue, Tammy Redman, Merri Curl and family; Scott Upton and family; Steve, Charlie, Steven, Wesley Miller; great-uncles, Scotty Upton and Pete Upton; great-aunt, Amy Pottet; grandnieces and nephews; father-in-law Gale R. Jensen of Tooele, Utah and mother-in-law Diana Jensen of Bethesda, Md. Her father, James, Aunt Janet Pierce and also an uncle James M. Pinkston Jr. preceded her in death.

Diana lived in Los Plumas, Caribou, Paradise, Alpine, Chico and Durham. She attended Injun Jim Elementary, Ponderosa Elementary, Paradise Intermediate, Paradise High School and Butte College. She was in Girl Scouts, Rainbow Girls and worked numerous years in the medical profession as well as a Spanish interpreter at Enloe Emergency Room and in the billing department. She also worked as a phlebotomist for Med Lab Corporation, Feather River Hospital, National City Hospital and Chico Community Hospital. She is a member of the Calvary Baptist Church.

Diana loved growing plants and gardening. She was instrumental in organizing the Autism Society of Northern California and the Little Red Hen Nursery and was on the initial Board of Directors. She loved camping and making smores, there was never enough chocolate; and loved going with her dad who worked in the hydroelectric plants in the Feather River Canyon and enjoyed shooting guns. Diana always had a smile for everyone, laughed all the time and was silly too.

In lieu of flowers, send donations to Tri Counties Bank in care of Mark Jensen. Diana will be laid to rest at Paradise Cemetery on July 31, 2006, at 10 am. Funeral services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, Clark & Nunneley Road, Paradise, Calif., Saturday, July 29, 2006 at 10 am.