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Curtis Allen Johnson

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Curtis Allen Johnson

Birth
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Death
16 Jan 2011 (aged 63)
Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section O, Plot 45, Space I, West 1/2
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Curtis Allan Johnson passed away at home Jan. 16, 2011, surrounded by his family after an inspirational fight against metastatic ocular melanoma.

Curt, age 63, was born to Harold and Lorrine (Daniels) Johnson on Nov. 12, 1947, in Fargo, N.D. He received a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from North Dakota State University and a doctorate of pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky.

Curt was the beloved husband of Kristi Lee Rich whom he married on July 25, 1970. He was a devoted father to his daughters Carrie (fiance José Manuel Torres Martínez) and Betsy Lundgren (Deej) and proud grandfather of Evan Lundgren.

Curt began his professional career as a community pharmacist in Grand Forks, N.D. He was an assistant professor of pharmacy at the University of Kentucky from 1975-1978 and professor in the School of Pharmacy and Department of Medicine (nephrology) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1978-2004. Curt was appointed associate dean for professional and student affairs from 1993-1996 and associate director of the School of Pharmacy's Office of Global Health from 2004-2010. He was currently serving as editor of the Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin and was owner/president of CKD Insights, LLC.

Throughout Curt's career he was honored with many notable awards, including the Paul F. Parker Award from the University of Kentucky, the Distinguished Faculty Award from the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy, and an Honorary Citation from UW-Madison.

Curt had a deep faith, which he lived out through his involvement at Sugar River United Methodist Church in Verona. He was passionate about combining his faith and profession by serving the medical needs in developing countries on many medical mission trips.
He was preceded in death by his father and his mother-in-law.

He is survived by his mother, wife, two daughters and their families, sister, father-in-law, and many other relatives and friends.

Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Verona Cemetery.

Gunderson Funeral Home
Curtis Allan Johnson passed away at home Jan. 16, 2011, surrounded by his family after an inspirational fight against metastatic ocular melanoma.

Curt, age 63, was born to Harold and Lorrine (Daniels) Johnson on Nov. 12, 1947, in Fargo, N.D. He received a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from North Dakota State University and a doctorate of pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky.

Curt was the beloved husband of Kristi Lee Rich whom he married on July 25, 1970. He was a devoted father to his daughters Carrie (fiance José Manuel Torres Martínez) and Betsy Lundgren (Deej) and proud grandfather of Evan Lundgren.

Curt began his professional career as a community pharmacist in Grand Forks, N.D. He was an assistant professor of pharmacy at the University of Kentucky from 1975-1978 and professor in the School of Pharmacy and Department of Medicine (nephrology) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1978-2004. Curt was appointed associate dean for professional and student affairs from 1993-1996 and associate director of the School of Pharmacy's Office of Global Health from 2004-2010. He was currently serving as editor of the Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin and was owner/president of CKD Insights, LLC.

Throughout Curt's career he was honored with many notable awards, including the Paul F. Parker Award from the University of Kentucky, the Distinguished Faculty Award from the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy, and an Honorary Citation from UW-Madison.

Curt had a deep faith, which he lived out through his involvement at Sugar River United Methodist Church in Verona. He was passionate about combining his faith and profession by serving the medical needs in developing countries on many medical mission trips.
He was preceded in death by his father and his mother-in-law.

He is survived by his mother, wife, two daughters and their families, sister, father-in-law, and many other relatives and friends.

Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Verona Cemetery.

Gunderson Funeral Home


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