Neighborhood Mourns Passing of Journey & Tourism Advocate Julie Schmitz Jensen

TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVOCATE JULIE SCHMITZ JENSEN PASSES AWAY

          The household of Julie Schmitz Jensen confirms the passing of long-time tourism and journey advocate Julie Schmitz Jensen. Jensen served greater than 20 years throughout two stints main Go to Fast Metropolis, previously generally known as the Fast Metropolis Conference and Guests Bureau. She was a member of quite a few neighborhood boards and organizations that promoted Fast Metropolis and the Black Hills as journey locations and in addition promoted particular neighborhood occasions and causes.

          Mayor Allender launched the next assertion concerning Jensen’s passing:

           “Julie Jensen was an amazing pressure of fine within the Fast Metropolis neighborhood. Her work over time with Go to Fast Metropolis little question supplied large constructive impression for our neighborhood – for residents and guests alike.

           “Julie’s indomitable spirit, her outrageous optimism and her loyalty as a good friend and colleague makes this loss particularly tough.

           “Fast Metropolis mourns the lack of Julie Jensen. It is going to be unimaginable to switch her in our lives. We all know that she is going to reside on in our recollections and lives, and in our neighborhood’s spirit, for years to return. And understanding her, with out query, she can be urging us to “Do Massive Issues“ for Fast Metropolis and your entire area.”

            Under is the Metropolis’s proclamation declaring October 27, 2021 as Julie Schmitz Jensen Day in Fast Metropolis. The proclamation was introduced at Jensen’s retirement social on the identical day 

(Dwelling web page picture reveals Julie Schmitz Jense, third from left, with Go to Fast Metropolis workers on the event of Jensen’s retirement celebration October 27, 2021)

Government Proclamation

Fast Metropolis, South Dakota

Workplace of the Mayor

WHEREAS, Julie Schmitz Jensen has been a tireless advocate for the journey and tourism business for the reason that late Seventies when she started her customer business profession within the administration of Governor Richard Kneip; and

WHEREAS, Julie’s profession within the tourism and journey business has included stints in Pierre, Sioux Falls and twice in Fast Metropolis, the latter leading to greater than 20 years of mixed service selling native and space journey and tourism-related companies and people; and

WHEREAS, Native tourism and journey companies – from generational family-owned entities to new start-up experiences – couldn’t discover a stronger advocate in creating, selling and advertising and marketing the customer expertise in Fast Metropolis, the Black Hills and South Dakota, than Julie; and

WHEREAS, Julie served as government director of the Fast Metropolis Conference and Guests Bureau from 1983 to 1997; left to boost her household, then returned in 2014 to usher in a brand new period for the native customer expertise, overseeing the rebranding of the Conference and Guests Bureau as Go to Fast Metropolis; and

WHEREAS, She engineered the ‘Do Massive Issues’ theme and mission that turned acknowledged nationally and internationally and never solely serves as an everlasting promotion of our native customer business, but additionally symbolizes devotion, dedication and dedication with which Julie approaches every day and has outlined her years of service to the neighborhood and residents of Fast Metropolis; and

WHEREAS, Julie is actually a pressure of nature, approaching each effort massive or small with real vitality, enthusiasm and pleasure – a passionate advocate for the ‘nice locations and nice faces’ of our area; and

WHEREAS, Julie Jensen has ‘DONE BIG THINGS’ for Fast Metropolis and her contributions and legacy may have an enduring impression on the customer business regionally, regionally, and statewide.

NOW, subsequently, I, Steve Allender, Mayor of Fast Metropolis, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, October 27, 2021, as

Julie Schmitz Jensen Day

In Fast Metropolis, encouraging residents of Fast Metropolis and the encircling space to acknowledge and honor the tireless contributions and efforts of Julie Jensen to our journey and tourism business

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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I’ve hereunto set my hand and induced to be affixed the seal of the Metropolis of Fast Metropolis this twenty seventh day of October, 2021.

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Steve Allender, Mayor

​​​​​​​Fast Metropolis, South Dakota