VETERAN
US NAVY
KOREAN WAR
Early Life: Richard was born in Ogden, Utah, the fifth of six children to William Wallace and Alice May Johnson (the first to be born in a hospital) on March 27, 1932. He thrived in Ogden; although his mother died when he was only 13 years old, he had many friends throughout his 12 years of public education, several of whom survive him. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1950, as the Korean War was breaking out.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: The draft was in play, and as his draft number was seven, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He did his basic training, then was assigned to learn a particular device related to flying, which necessitated being stationed in several different places including San Francisco, San Diego, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Annapolis, Maryland, which is where he was when the Korean War ended and was discharged from the Navy. He had a car and he headed across country for home in Ogden, Utah, when somewhere along the way all of his civilian clothing were stolen from his car. When he got home to Ogden, his stepmother taught him to sew shirts (or as he would forever after call it "building" shirts). He had many talents, interests and skills which enriched his life, such as: using the sewing machine (he made a down coat, built a down sleeping bag, mended and altered his clothes and those of his family), photography, building (both shirts and doing renovations of houses and doing repairs), mechanics (including automotive repairs), rafting, hiking, fishing and traveling. His brother said he was the nicest man he has ever known. His next adventure was as an LDS missionary to Mexico when it was still one mission (and was the birthplace of his father, in Colonia Diaz). By the time he was released from his mission, Mexico had been divided into two missions, the North and South. He was released from the Mexico North Mission. He again found a car to drive himself home, having a breakdown near Moab, Utah. He spent a day or two in the home of the repairman while his car was being repaired. He then proceeded on home to Ogden. Richard then took advantage of the GI Bill and enrolled for college at Weber State in Ogden. After receiving his Associates Degree, he moved to Logan, Utah, where he received his Bachelors Degree in Education from Utah State. He taught English and Spanish at Clearfield High School until he moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he obtained his Masters Degree in Counseling, after which he worked as a guidance counselor in a junior high school in Salt Lake City, Utah, until he moved to Provo, Utah, where he studied for his PhD in Educational Psychology from Brigham Young University. He graduated BYU in 1968, was hired by what was then Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. But as he was loaded and about to head north from Utah he was offered a one-year position at Brigham Young University. He retired from there in 1998 after 30 years. He met, and after a reasonably long time, married Kathryn Arrington. They have one son, Travis Gene Johnson, and two granddaughters, Alexandra Katharine and Valicity Joy Johnson. They all live in Orem, Utah. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served in many callings, including as bishop of a BYU student ward, as a high councilman, as a member of the YMMIA General Board, specifically for translation purposes (English to Spanish), teacher, Young Men president, Sunday School president, etc. Richard Wallace Johnson died in Orem, Utah, on Sunday, September 13, 2015. He was 83.
Survived By: His wife; his son, Travis (Cynthia); two granddaughters: Alexandra Katharine and Valicity Joy Johnson; one brother, Gordon (Carol) Johnson, of Bountiful; one half-brother, James (Mary), of Roseville, CA; two step-sisters: Ilene and Donna; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceded In Death By: His parents; his stepmother, Leona R. Johnson; his brother, William May Johnson; his sisters: Martha Barney, Joan Johnson and Ruth Hanson; and his step-brother, Dee.
Services: Canyon View LDS Stake Center
Mortuary: Nelson Mortuary
Final Rest: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Daily Herald | 16 Sep 2015
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
US NAVY
KOREAN WAR
Early Life: Richard was born in Ogden, Utah, the fifth of six children to William Wallace and Alice May Johnson (the first to be born in a hospital) on March 27, 1932. He thrived in Ogden; although his mother died when he was only 13 years old, he had many friends throughout his 12 years of public education, several of whom survive him. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1950, as the Korean War was breaking out.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: The draft was in play, and as his draft number was seven, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He did his basic training, then was assigned to learn a particular device related to flying, which necessitated being stationed in several different places including San Francisco, San Diego, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Annapolis, Maryland, which is where he was when the Korean War ended and was discharged from the Navy. He had a car and he headed across country for home in Ogden, Utah, when somewhere along the way all of his civilian clothing were stolen from his car. When he got home to Ogden, his stepmother taught him to sew shirts (or as he would forever after call it "building" shirts). He had many talents, interests and skills which enriched his life, such as: using the sewing machine (he made a down coat, built a down sleeping bag, mended and altered his clothes and those of his family), photography, building (both shirts and doing renovations of houses and doing repairs), mechanics (including automotive repairs), rafting, hiking, fishing and traveling. His brother said he was the nicest man he has ever known. His next adventure was as an LDS missionary to Mexico when it was still one mission (and was the birthplace of his father, in Colonia Diaz). By the time he was released from his mission, Mexico had been divided into two missions, the North and South. He was released from the Mexico North Mission. He again found a car to drive himself home, having a breakdown near Moab, Utah. He spent a day or two in the home of the repairman while his car was being repaired. He then proceeded on home to Ogden. Richard then took advantage of the GI Bill and enrolled for college at Weber State in Ogden. After receiving his Associates Degree, he moved to Logan, Utah, where he received his Bachelors Degree in Education from Utah State. He taught English and Spanish at Clearfield High School until he moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he obtained his Masters Degree in Counseling, after which he worked as a guidance counselor in a junior high school in Salt Lake City, Utah, until he moved to Provo, Utah, where he studied for his PhD in Educational Psychology from Brigham Young University. He graduated BYU in 1968, was hired by what was then Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. But as he was loaded and about to head north from Utah he was offered a one-year position at Brigham Young University. He retired from there in 1998 after 30 years. He met, and after a reasonably long time, married Kathryn Arrington. They have one son, Travis Gene Johnson, and two granddaughters, Alexandra Katharine and Valicity Joy Johnson. They all live in Orem, Utah. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served in many callings, including as bishop of a BYU student ward, as a high councilman, as a member of the YMMIA General Board, specifically for translation purposes (English to Spanish), teacher, Young Men president, Sunday School president, etc. Richard Wallace Johnson died in Orem, Utah, on Sunday, September 13, 2015. He was 83.
Survived By: His wife; his son, Travis (Cynthia); two granddaughters: Alexandra Katharine and Valicity Joy Johnson; one brother, Gordon (Carol) Johnson, of Bountiful; one half-brother, James (Mary), of Roseville, CA; two step-sisters: Ilene and Donna; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceded In Death By: His parents; his stepmother, Leona R. Johnson; his brother, William May Johnson; his sisters: Martha Barney, Joan Johnson and Ruth Hanson; and his step-brother, Dee.
Services: Canyon View LDS Stake Center
Mortuary: Nelson Mortuary
Final Rest: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Daily Herald | 16 Sep 2015
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
VETERAN
US NAVY
KOREAN WAR
Early Life: Richard was born in Ogden, Utah, the fifth of six children to William Wallace and Alice May Johnson (the first to be born in a hospital) on March 27, 1932. He thrived in Ogden; although his mother died when he was only 13 years old, he had many friends throughout his 12 years of public education, several of whom survive him. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1950, as the Korean War was breaking out.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: The draft was in play, and as his draft number was seven, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He did his basic training, then was assigned to learn a particular device related to flying, which necessitated being stationed in several different places including San Francisco, San Diego, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Annapolis, Maryland, which is where he was when the Korean War ended and was discharged from the Navy. He had a car and he headed across country for home in Ogden, Utah, when somewhere along the way all of his civilian clothing were stolen from his car. When he got home to Ogden, his stepmother taught him to sew shirts (or as he would forever after call it "building" shirts). He had many talents, interests and skills which enriched his life, such as: using the sewing machine (he made a down coat, built a down sleeping bag, mended and altered his clothes and those of his family), photography, building (both shirts and doing renovations of houses and doing repairs), mechanics (including automotive repairs), rafting, hiking, fishing and traveling. His brother said he was the nicest man he has ever known. His next adventure was as an LDS missionary to Mexico when it was still one mission (and was the birthplace of his father, in Colonia Diaz). By the time he was released from his mission, Mexico had been divided into two missions, the North and South. He was released from the Mexico North Mission. He again found a car to drive himself home, having a breakdown near Moab, Utah. He spent a day or two in the home of the repairman while his car was being repaired. He then proceeded on home to Ogden. Richard then took advantage of the GI Bill and enrolled for college at Weber State in Ogden. After receiving his Associates Degree, he moved to Logan, Utah, where he received his Bachelors Degree in Education from Utah State. He taught English and Spanish at Clearfield High School until he moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he obtained his Masters Degree in Counseling, after which he worked as a guidance counselor in a junior high school in Salt Lake City, Utah, until he moved to Provo, Utah, where he studied for his PhD in Educational Psychology from Brigham Young University. He graduated BYU in 1968, was hired by what was then Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. But as he was loaded and about to head north from Utah he was offered a one-year position at Brigham Young University. He retired from there in 1998 after 30 years. He met, and after a reasonably long time, married Kathryn Arrington. They have one son, Travis Gene Johnson, and two granddaughters, Alexandra Katharine and Valicity Joy Johnson. They all live in Orem, Utah. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served in many callings, including as bishop of a BYU student ward, as a high councilman, as a member of the YMMIA General Board, specifically for translation purposes (English to Spanish), teacher, Young Men president, Sunday School president, etc. Richard Wallace Johnson died in Orem, Utah, on Sunday, September 13, 2015. He was 83.
Survived By: His wife; his son, Travis (Cynthia); two granddaughters: Alexandra Katharine and Valicity Joy Johnson; one brother, Gordon (Carol) Johnson, of Bountiful; one half-brother, James (Mary), of Roseville, CA; two step-sisters: Ilene and Donna; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceded In Death By: His parents; his stepmother, Leona R. Johnson; his brother, William May Johnson; his sisters: Martha Barney, Joan Johnson and Ruth Hanson; and his step-brother, Dee.
Services: Canyon View LDS Stake Center
Mortuary: Nelson Mortuary
Final Rest: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Daily Herald | 16 Sep 2015
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
US NAVY
KOREAN WAR
Early Life: Richard was born in Ogden, Utah, the fifth of six children to William Wallace and Alice May Johnson (the first to be born in a hospital) on March 27, 1932. He thrived in Ogden; although his mother died when he was only 13 years old, he had many friends throughout his 12 years of public education, several of whom survive him. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1950, as the Korean War was breaking out.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: The draft was in play, and as his draft number was seven, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He did his basic training, then was assigned to learn a particular device related to flying, which necessitated being stationed in several different places including San Francisco, San Diego, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Annapolis, Maryland, which is where he was when the Korean War ended and was discharged from the Navy. He had a car and he headed across country for home in Ogden, Utah, when somewhere along the way all of his civilian clothing were stolen from his car. When he got home to Ogden, his stepmother taught him to sew shirts (or as he would forever after call it "building" shirts). He had many talents, interests and skills which enriched his life, such as: using the sewing machine (he made a down coat, built a down sleeping bag, mended and altered his clothes and those of his family), photography, building (both shirts and doing renovations of houses and doing repairs), mechanics (including automotive repairs), rafting, hiking, fishing and traveling. His brother said he was the nicest man he has ever known. His next adventure was as an LDS missionary to Mexico when it was still one mission (and was the birthplace of his father, in Colonia Diaz). By the time he was released from his mission, Mexico had been divided into two missions, the North and South. He was released from the Mexico North Mission. He again found a car to drive himself home, having a breakdown near Moab, Utah. He spent a day or two in the home of the repairman while his car was being repaired. He then proceeded on home to Ogden. Richard then took advantage of the GI Bill and enrolled for college at Weber State in Ogden. After receiving his Associates Degree, he moved to Logan, Utah, where he received his Bachelors Degree in Education from Utah State. He taught English and Spanish at Clearfield High School until he moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he obtained his Masters Degree in Counseling, after which he worked as a guidance counselor in a junior high school in Salt Lake City, Utah, until he moved to Provo, Utah, where he studied for his PhD in Educational Psychology from Brigham Young University. He graduated BYU in 1968, was hired by what was then Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. But as he was loaded and about to head north from Utah he was offered a one-year position at Brigham Young University. He retired from there in 1998 after 30 years. He met, and after a reasonably long time, married Kathryn Arrington. They have one son, Travis Gene Johnson, and two granddaughters, Alexandra Katharine and Valicity Joy Johnson. They all live in Orem, Utah. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served in many callings, including as bishop of a BYU student ward, as a high councilman, as a member of the YMMIA General Board, specifically for translation purposes (English to Spanish), teacher, Young Men president, Sunday School president, etc. Richard Wallace Johnson died in Orem, Utah, on Sunday, September 13, 2015. He was 83.
Survived By: His wife; his son, Travis (Cynthia); two granddaughters: Alexandra Katharine and Valicity Joy Johnson; one brother, Gordon (Carol) Johnson, of Bountiful; one half-brother, James (Mary), of Roseville, CA; two step-sisters: Ilene and Donna; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceded In Death By: His parents; his stepmother, Leona R. Johnson; his brother, William May Johnson; his sisters: Martha Barney, Joan Johnson and Ruth Hanson; and his step-brother, Dee.
Services: Canyon View LDS Stake Center
Mortuary: Nelson Mortuary
Final Rest: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © Daily Herald | 16 Sep 2015
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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