Parents - Louise (née Sherman) and Cleo Johnson.
He grew up in Rochester, Vermont. Graduated from Rochester High School in 1958, and attended Vermont Technical College
Served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1964 as a Specialist 4th Class. He received the Vermont Service Medal and the Good Conduct Award.
Member of the Masonic Lodge in Rochester and the Shrine in Rutland, Cairo Temple. He served on the board for a Shriners Hospital in Massachusetts.
Over the years he was employed as a disk jockey and licensed broadcaster for radio station WSYB in Rutland and a lineman for a Rutland cable TV company. He was a safety professional (for 28 years at IBM in Essex Junction, then with the State of Vermont Risk Management Division, Ben & Jerry's, and Twincraft. He was also an auxiliary State Trooper, a Chittenden County Deputy Sheriff, and a patrol officer in Milton. He was a Captain, Training Officer and Assistant Fire Chief for Colchester fire company and a first aid instructor.
After he retired he served as Animal Control Officer for Huntington, a salesperson at Radio Shack, and a
member of the Vermont State Guard. He served as a volunteer for the South Burlington Police
Department.
Predeceased by his parents, his brother, Wayne, his son, Keith, and his best buddy, Bandit.
Survived by his wife of 32 years and her family; his son an his daughter and their spouses; his daughter-in-law; a sister-in- law ; numerous grandchildren and extended family members.
Lavigne Funeral Home, Winooski VT
(Information extracted from death notice published in Rutland Herald and full obituary on the funeral home website June 5, 2021)
He grew up in Rochester, Vermont. Graduated from Rochester High School in 1958, and attended Vermont Technical College
Served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1964 as a Specialist 4th Class. He received the Vermont Service Medal and the Good Conduct Award.
Member of the Masonic Lodge in Rochester and the Shrine in Rutland, Cairo Temple. He served on the board for a Shriners Hospital in Massachusetts.
Over the years he was employed as a disk jockey and licensed broadcaster for radio station WSYB in Rutland and a lineman for a Rutland cable TV company. He was a safety professional (for 28 years at IBM in Essex Junction, then with the State of Vermont Risk Management Division, Ben & Jerry's, and Twincraft. He was also an auxiliary State Trooper, a Chittenden County Deputy Sheriff, and a patrol officer in Milton. He was a Captain, Training Officer and Assistant Fire Chief for Colchester fire company and a first aid instructor.
After he retired he served as Animal Control Officer for Huntington, a salesperson at Radio Shack, and a
member of the Vermont State Guard. He served as a volunteer for the South Burlington Police
Department.
Predeceased by his parents, his brother, Wayne, his son, Keith, and his best buddy, Bandit.
Survived by his wife of 32 years and her family; his son an his daughter and their spouses; his daughter-in-law; a sister-in- law ; numerous grandchildren and extended family members.
Lavigne Funeral Home, Winooski VT
(Information extracted from death notice published in Rutland Herald and full obituary on the funeral home website June 5, 2021)
Parents - Louise (née Sherman) and Cleo Johnson.
He grew up in Rochester, Vermont. Graduated from Rochester High School in 1958, and attended Vermont Technical College
Served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1964 as a Specialist 4th Class. He received the Vermont Service Medal and the Good Conduct Award.
Member of the Masonic Lodge in Rochester and the Shrine in Rutland, Cairo Temple. He served on the board for a Shriners Hospital in Massachusetts.
Over the years he was employed as a disk jockey and licensed broadcaster for radio station WSYB in Rutland and a lineman for a Rutland cable TV company. He was a safety professional (for 28 years at IBM in Essex Junction, then with the State of Vermont Risk Management Division, Ben & Jerry's, and Twincraft. He was also an auxiliary State Trooper, a Chittenden County Deputy Sheriff, and a patrol officer in Milton. He was a Captain, Training Officer and Assistant Fire Chief for Colchester fire company and a first aid instructor.
After he retired he served as Animal Control Officer for Huntington, a salesperson at Radio Shack, and a
member of the Vermont State Guard. He served as a volunteer for the South Burlington Police
Department.
Predeceased by his parents, his brother, Wayne, his son, Keith, and his best buddy, Bandit.
Survived by his wife of 32 years and her family; his son an his daughter and their spouses; his daughter-in-law; a sister-in- law ; numerous grandchildren and extended family members.
Lavigne Funeral Home, Winooski VT
(Information extracted from death notice published in Rutland Herald and full obituary on the funeral home website June 5, 2021)
He grew up in Rochester, Vermont. Graduated from Rochester High School in 1958, and attended Vermont Technical College
Served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1964 as a Specialist 4th Class. He received the Vermont Service Medal and the Good Conduct Award.
Member of the Masonic Lodge in Rochester and the Shrine in Rutland, Cairo Temple. He served on the board for a Shriners Hospital in Massachusetts.
Over the years he was employed as a disk jockey and licensed broadcaster for radio station WSYB in Rutland and a lineman for a Rutland cable TV company. He was a safety professional (for 28 years at IBM in Essex Junction, then with the State of Vermont Risk Management Division, Ben & Jerry's, and Twincraft. He was also an auxiliary State Trooper, a Chittenden County Deputy Sheriff, and a patrol officer in Milton. He was a Captain, Training Officer and Assistant Fire Chief for Colchester fire company and a first aid instructor.
After he retired he served as Animal Control Officer for Huntington, a salesperson at Radio Shack, and a
member of the Vermont State Guard. He served as a volunteer for the South Burlington Police
Department.
Predeceased by his parents, his brother, Wayne, his son, Keith, and his best buddy, Bandit.
Survived by his wife of 32 years and her family; his son an his daughter and their spouses; his daughter-in-law; a sister-in- law ; numerous grandchildren and extended family members.
Lavigne Funeral Home, Winooski VT
(Information extracted from death notice published in Rutland Herald and full obituary on the funeral home website June 5, 2021)
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