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Johnson, Jr.
Harold (Hal) Augustus Johnson, Jr., age 90, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013. He has been a resident of Farragut, TN for the past 13 years, and a member of St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church. Hal was born in Port Washington, Long Island, NY to the late Harold A. and Ruth Johnson. He attended high school in Port Washington, where he set a long-standing record for the high jump. He attended Brown University before enlisting in the Army 8th Air Force during WWII, and then graduated from Yale University class 1945W after his return.
Hal married the former Dorothy Frances Lunde in 1944. During WWII, Hal was a first lieutenant and a First Pilot, flying a Fortress B17 Bomber out of England, and earning the Air Medal and 2 Oak Leaf Clusters in the European Middle Eastern Campaign as a member of the 388th Bomb Group, Squadron 563. After graduating Yale, he became a marketing director for the Milliken Company where he worked for 39 years, living in New York, Connecticut, South Carolina, and Georgia, until his retirement in 1984.
He is survived by loving wife of 69 years, Dorothy; his son, Hal Johnson III and wife Barbara of Seattle and Dallas; son, Peter L. Johnson and wife Kim of Annapolis; daughter, Linda Weber and husband Chris of St. Helena, CA; daughter, Barbara Bose and husband Dr. James Kent of Leesburg, VA; daughter, Dr. Annie Gray and husband Trent Eades of Farragut; eleven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 31st at the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel with a Celebration of Life to follow at 3 p.m. Full military honors will be conferred by the East Tennessee Veteran's Honor Guard.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel, 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Johnson family. www.clickfh.com
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Memories and Condolences
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Luther Anderson
September 3, 2013
I enjoyed the many years of knowing , working with ,and socializing with Hal at Milliken . He was a credit to the Company.
My sincere condolences to the family.
Luther Anderson
September 2, 2013
I worked for Mr. Johnson for almost five years as his secretary at Milliken and Company. He was a wonderful person. My father, Lewis Parham, who is deceased, knew him at the Valway plant of Milliken in LaGrange, GA. I know he will be missed by all of you. Diane Collins Penton
Peter Trizzino
August 30, 2013
It was, indeed, a pleasure having the opportunity to work with HAJ in both New York and LaGrange. He cast a very long shadow in the Industrial Division and his unique ability to couple business acumen with a wonderful personal assisted many of us in our careers. My sincere sympathies to all those in the family; I know you shall miss him.
Regards,
Peter Trizzino
James Niceley
August 29, 2013
East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard
Chaplain, J. B. Niceley, 1st Lt., USAF
Brian Colonna
August 29, 2013
Hal was my great uncle's pilot during WWII. I will forever be grateful for the time Hal spent emailing me his stories of my uncle. He was a true hero in every sense of the word.
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