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Nels N. Jensen

Purchasing Agent - 1960 to 1980

   

  

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April 18, 2007

Nels N. Jensen, Sr., 92, passed away April 18, 2007. He owned the Varsity Inn, a student hangout adjacent to the ASU campus from 1950-1958. The "VI" was a favorite gathering place for veterans attending ASU. After operating an office supply business in Casa Grande, he returned to Tempe in 1960 to become a purchasing agent at ASU. He remained in that position until he retired in 1980. Nels was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine. Survived by a daughter and a son, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.