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In Memoriam

Vol. 49, No. 2 [Page 72]

Colorado Lawyer

February, 2020

IN MEMORIAM

Dennis John Jacobson

June 1, 1953-September 9, 2019

Dennis John Jacobson died on September 9, 2019. He is survived by his wife Debbie; daughter Rebecca; brothers Dan, David, and Douglas; and their families.

Dennis was born on June 1,1953 in Racine, Wisconsin to Don and Donna Jacobson. He was the third of four brothers. The family moved to Colorado when Dennis was a young child. Dennis attended Westminster High School, Class of 1971.

Dennis attended Western State College from 1971 to 1975. While at Western State, Dennis traveled with the debate team and was a semifinalist at the National Debate Competition at Harvard in 1973. Dennis also served as student government president for two years.

After college, Dennis attended the University of Denver College of Law and passed the Colorado State Bar in 1978. He worked as an assistant district attorney in Jefferson County for three years. He then joined the law firm currently known as Polidori, Franklin, Monahan and Beattle. In 2000, Dennis started his own law practice, The Law Firm of Dennis J. Jacobson.

Dennis was named Young Lawyer of the Year by the First Judicial District Bar Association in 1983. He served as president of the First JD Bar Association in 1987-88 and served as CBA vice president in 1990-91. In 1998, Dennis was presented with the Award of Merit by the First JD Bar Association. For 14 years, Dennis served as a part-time judge in the Arvada Teen Court. In 2018, he celebrated 40 years as a member of the Bar.

Dennis met his wife Debbie (Tully) through her brother with whom he worked at the DA's office. They were married in Central City on December 19, 1981. Rebecca, their daughter, was born on October 21,1983. The family has enjoyed traveling to Hawaii, Mexico, Prague, Fiji, and the Caribbean.

In 1997, Dennis discovered his life-long passion for SCUBA and earned his credential as a Dive Master in 2000. When Debbie became certified to dive in 2002, they began 14 years of great travel adventures. They shared many of these expeditions in their humorous books— The Scuba Snobs' Guide to Diving Etiquette, books one and two. Dennis memorialized his diving experiences with amazing underwater photographs and videos. One of his favorite SCUBA memories was certifying his nephew and namesake, Dennis, and spending time with him...

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