Arthur E. Johnson

Arthur E. Johnson 68, of Villanova, died on March 15, 2012 at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Camden, NJ he was the son of the late Alice M. McMakin and Eric M. Johnson. He graduated from Florida State University with a BA in Spanish and Education in 1964 and served in the Peace Corps as a Rural Community Action Volunteer in the Dominican Republic. After teaching a year of Spanish in Eau Gallie High School in Florida, Art returned to the Peace Corps as a Language Program Coordinator at the Peace Corps Training Center in Puerto Rico. Later he returned to the Philadelphia area, receiving a MA in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Art retired from Siemens in 2007, having worked with SMS/Siemens since 1983 in positions as a Trainer, Manager, Analyst and Project Manager. Prior to Siemens, he worked as a Support manager for PAM Medical Systems, a Program Analyst/Field Representative for the Community Services Administration, a consultant to various organizations in the Philadelphia area in the area of education and human services and as Executive Director of the Farmworkers Corporation of New Jersey. Art was a licensed pilot, sailor, camper, woodworker, cabinetmaker, nature lover, wonderful husband and friend. He is survived by his wife Lisa of Villanova, and his brother Karl of Holmdel, New Jersey. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. The family requests memorial contributions be made in Art's memory to the American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 or the The Community Challenge Fund of the Friends of the Dominican Republic at Treasurer, Friends of the Dominican Republic, 4512 Park Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 or via www.fotdr.org Arrangements are being handled by Wright Funeral & Cremation Services. To send a condolence or for more info please visit www. wrightfuneral services.com