Denise D. Regan

Regan, Denise D. 9/24/1956 - 12/30/2018 Ann Arbor, Michigan Denise D. Regan was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and as a child, lived all over the country, but mostly in California with her parents, Lt. Col. William E. Diener and Jean Little Diener, two sisters Dianne and Dorinda, and her brother David. After graduating from Los Alamitos High School, Denise attended the University of Michigan, earning a B.S. from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. After a few years of lab work at U of M, Denise attended the Beaumont Hospital Nuclear Medicine Residency Program, earning her certification in 1984. She returned to Michigan Medicine, joining the Nuclear Medicine team. After several years of clinical work, Denise transitioned to research in Nuclear Medicine therapies. Particularly significant was Denise's contribution to the development of the I-131 MIBG therapy program. In 2018, Denise celebrated her 40th anniversary with Michigan Medicine. She was looking forward to retirement in a few months. Denise loved her family dearly. She married Drew Regan June 28, 1980, and they had three children together, Patrick, Sean, and Colleen. Denise found special joy in caring for her grandchildren. Patrick and his wife Andrea have three girls, Rebecca, Riley, and Rachael. Sean and his wife Emily have a son, James. Denise loved travel, entertaining, wine tasting, gardening, theater, concerts, swimming and sailing, watching Michigan Hockey, visiting Northern Michigan, and amusement parks. She often combined several of these activities into one vacation. Denise is survived by her husband, children, and their families; her sisters and brother and their families; her father and her stepmother. Denise is preceded in death by her mother Jean, whom she missed every day. Visitation will be held at Nie Family Funeral Home, 3767 W. Liberty Road, on Friday, January 18, 2019, from 4-9 PM with a Scripture Service at 7 PM. Funeral Mass will take place at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2250 E Stadium Blvd, Ann Arbor, on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at 11 am. Friends and family are welcome to gather at 10 AM.