Jack Lee Rose
November 22, 2020
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Jack Lee Rose, 86, was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Georgine and Emery Rose. He passed away November 22, 2020.
Jack enjoyed camping, family vacations, fishing, hunting, riding his motorcycle, coaching youth baseball and attending his childrens’ and grandchildrens’ sporting events and activities.
He was a US Marine (1952-1955) and a Golden Glove Boxer. He was a Lieutenant for the Des Moines Police Department until he retired then he became Police Chief for the towns of Ellsworth and Jewell. He was also a great auto mechanic and operated a metal scraping business.
Jack grew up and lived most of his life on the eastside of Des Moines. He attended East and Tech High School. He married Nancy, November 25, 1956 and that is the same year he became a Des Moines Police Officer (1956-1990).
Jack is survived by his children, Lee (Debbie) Rose, Brenda (Dale) Smith, Shari (Brent) Rusher, and Jack (Tina) Rose Jr.; Grandchildren, Lee (Nicole) Rose, Jr. Jason Rose, Jen Rose, Courtney Smith, Kayla (Tyler) Stocker, Nick Smith, Cole Smith, Mia Rose and Abby Rusher; Greatgrandchildren, Ashlynn, Austin and Lainey Rose and Parker and Owen Pruitt. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy, his parents, and his two sisters, Joy and Donna. He also leaves behind many great friends, especially, The Swim Family.
He will be buried at Pine Hill Cemetery in Des Moines on November 25 at a private service.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Craig Tideback
05/08/2022
Brenda, so sorry for the loss of your Dad. I pray for you and your family. Craig Tideback
Victoria Galusha
04/15/2021
To the Rose Family
I am Your Cousin..I just was notified by a person in Iowa that my Uncle had passed away.
I loved Him.I enjoyed the visits he made to California and Nevada..
I truly hope that someday this Family will come together..I always have been hopeful that as we aged our Families would be open to getting to know each other...I am sorry for your loss....
Jen rose
12/02/2020
love you grandpa. I will miss you forever!
Janice (Greer) Hoffman
11/27/2020
The Rose family lived across the street from us while growing up. Great neighbors. Watched out for my mom after dad died.
Nancy & Larry Young
11/26/2020
So, so sorry for your families loss. What i write is meant in the most respectful way. i met Jack at the corner of E 24th & E Sheridan in the SE corner of the playground for Garton School. Jack was holding a practice for a Little League team he was coaching. My oldest son, Larry was on the team with Jack's son "Chip". I didn't know Chips given name for a long time was the same as his dad's. After Jack saw that I was coming to all the practices he asked if I wanted to help and I've never regretted a minute of the 4 years we coached together. Not because we had great teams, we didn't,😂 we had good teams, but because of all the things I came to learn from and of Jack Rose Sr. If your an Eastsider hopefully you'll understand where i'm coming from. Growing up he was one of the toughest guys on the East Side not only on the street but in the Golden Gloves as well. He became a policeman and was just as tough. He was shot at more than once but that didn't deter him from doing his job, not only for Eastsiders but the whole city, protecting and serving. Not only catching the bad guys but pulling several people from car wrecks. And to top it off he was a great family man supporting his kids in all their events. He had several jobs besides being a career Policeman not because he had too but because he couldn't stand still. Jack had to keep busy. I've never been prouder to be an Eastsider because of men like Jack. Not only was he a coach but a teacher, a menter and one of my heroes! Remember the past and cherish your memories. I will of Jack Rose Sr.
Jack Rose Jr
11/26/2020
As I look around on my travel to Des Moines Iowa as Americans plan for their upcoming Thanksgiving celebration. I hide tears and running nose behind my mask from sadness of my dad passing away from complications from COVID-19 at age 86 on Sunday morning.
Dad was Marine and Korean War Veteran, husband, became a police officer, working up the ranks in Des Moines Police Department and eventually retired as a Chief of Police in Ellsworth and Jewell. He was my little league coach at Grandview, took me fishing and camping many times to Rathbun and Saylorville taught me about shooting and hunting and these incredibly long hikes in Runnells Iowa looking for game. We would go wrestling meets for my brother Lee and to my sisters Brenda and Sharis basketball games at East High School in Des Moines when they were really great at girls basketball. It was a big event to attend sporting event in our family.
I am sad for his passing but I am also grateful being one of my fathers children and being the youngest provided good examples to follow in those troublesome teen years. Dad made efforts to train me on lifes skills such as working on cars, building wood stuff, fixing houses, work ethic, good character traits of honestly, civic engagement, fairness, and caring for people. While I like most teens, treated my dad rudely when younger. I knew it was right to work hard in later years to let him know I appreciated his parenting and a fathers tough love that is totally misunderstood by children until they mature.
In loving memory of Jack Lee Rose
Your proud son,
Jack Lee Rose, Jr.
Newport Beach, Ca
Janyce (Swim) Nelson
11/26/2020
to the family; I loved both your mom and dad; a rarely delightful couple. Jack and Nancy are icons of the wholesome aspect of the eastside and certainly made our childhood (and in my case as a young adult) happy and full of great memories.
Henry Hawkins
11/25/2020
I was in Tech with Jack and developed a real respect for him. Condolences to the family..
Neil leighter
11/25/2020
Jack was a tough but fair Lt. You could
tell that he loved being a cop. He was
respected by everyone that knew him.
R.I.P. Jack
Dave Brown
11/24/2020
There were a lot of great cops who worked for the Des Moines Police Department over the years and some of them reached legendary status. Jack was one of those. Jack was the quintessential "street cop". He taught so many of us the art of street survival when it came to practical police work. He was a born police officer and just one great guy. I had the pleasure of working with him several times during my career and each one was a great experience. I worked with him during a period while we were both working in the Administrative Services Division of the department -a place neither of us really cared to be. Jack had an office on the west side of the police station and his window over looked the river. He just sat there and watched out the window, he reminded me of a tiger in a cage. He just could not stand be caged in that office.
There are a lot of great stories about Lieutenant Jack Rose and they are all true.
The citizens of the city of Des Moines were lucky to have had him watching over them.
Rest in peace LT.