Kari Denslow
Isabella County 9-1-1 (MI)

A note from 911 CARES;

Please take the time to get a condolence card and send it to Isabella County, Michigan Dispatch. Their contact information is listed below.

Kari Denslow, 53, worked for Central Dispatch since the inception of Isabella County 9-1-1, prior to that she worked for the sheriff's department as a dispatcher.  She dedicated over 20 years of her life to the residents of Isabella County.  Kari was instrumental in the LEIN program and served as the LEIN TAC her entire career.  She was a Communications Trainer, assisted with the development of the policy and procedures and served as a mentor to many of her co-workers.  She was recognized on several occasions for outstanding performance.  She was recognized by Michigan APCO in 2004 for her assistance during the triple homicide.  Kari was well respected by the agencies we support and the community. 

Kari's untimely death has left a large hole in our family.  Her co-workers have stayed in close contact with her this last year as she struggled with lung cancer.  They volunteered to take her to her appointments, helped her with household chores and made sure she had plenty of hats to wear.  Kari was forced to take a medical retirement, on  her last day she came in special to put out the Fire Test Page to say goodbye to the responders she had worked with so many years.  The dispatcher's are pulling together and are doing ok. 

Kari was married to Detective/Sgt. Dan Denslow from the Isabella County Sheriff's Department.  She has one daughter, three step-children and five grandchildren.  Her father was the Sheriff of Isabella County for several years he proceeded in her in death in 2005. 

Kari loved her work, family and her beautiful garden. She spent many hours tending to her plants and flowers just as she tended to her friends and her community. Kari will be missed by many.  The county has surely lost a great person. 

Funeral Arrangements;  Clarks Funeral Chapel   114 S. Bradley St. Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Website:  www.clarkfuneralchapel.com
Line Up will start at 1:30 p.m. on the day of the funeral.   
The family has requested any duty personnel attending, to please attend in uniform. 
The funeral is scheduled for 9-19-06 

Robert Jerman
Supervisor
Isabella County Central Dispatch
2010 E Preston Street
Mt Pleasant, MI 48858
rjerman@isabellacounty.org
Phone: (989)773-1000

Kevin Willett
PSTC - Public Safety Training Consultants
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FAX: 650-591-8911
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