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Erik Johnson Obituary
Erik Allen Johnson
June 1, 1963 - November 4, 2018
Erik Allen Johnson, age 55, of Solana Beach, CA, passed away in La Jolla, CA on November 4, 2018, from complications of cancer. Born on June 1, 1963 in Dallas, TX, he was the son of Brenda and Eric Johnson of Encinitas, CA. Erik and his family moved to Solana Beach in 1973. He attended local schools and, in 1981, he was in the first class of graduates from Torrey Pines High School. In high school he was very involved in the music department and especially the jazz band. He was a gifted musician and played several instruments.After attending San Diego State University, he worked on software development for a San Diego based company that grew and evolved into Epicor Software. Erik loved his job. He worked for Epicor for more than 30 years, most recently as Chief Software Architect.In 1991 Erik met Annie McLaughlin from Carlisle, PA and they wed in 1994. They were married for 24 years, living in their home in Solana Beach and raising their three children, sons Robbie and Kevin and daughter Megan.Known as a "legend" in some circles, Erik was a wonderful son, loving husband, and an amazing father. He was a true family man and enjoyed good food, great wine, and relaxing with friends. He was a first-class cook, amateur astronomer, sports enthusiast, and lover of all kinds of music. Erik was enormously loved by all who knew him. He will be missed beyond words.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Torrey Pines Music Dept., c/o TPHS Foundation, 3710 Del Mar Heights Rd., San Diego, CA 92130.
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Memories and Condolences
for Erik Johnson
Hsueh
June 1, 2023
Happy Happy 60th Birthday Erik!!
Dedicating this Meditation to you on your B-day!
Breathing in light & peace, exhale love and kindness.
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu ; May all beings in the Universe be happy and free.
Namaste, the light in me sees and respects the light in you, forever and always.
Hsueh
June 1, 2022
HBErik, Tears for Fears just put out new album after 17 year hiatus "The Tipping Point" Death being the ultimate one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUp-ujO979U
"Life is crazy and then it all turns to dust."
Stardust from where we all are formed and united.
Makes you feel comforted that we are all one.
Hsueh
June 1, 2021
Erikson, sending you HBErik NFT via Ether blockchain.
Hope eternal, love, peace to all beings past, present, future.
Say hey to Jack, virtual universe is only way to go!
A. Hsueh
June 1, 2020
Happy birthday Erik, miss your steady brilliant light, very grateful to have known you.
Gary Kelsey
July 22, 2019
I worked with Erik at Epicor in the early 2000's. He was a great person as well as a great engineer. My condolences to his family
June 1, 2019
Happy Birthday Erik,
hope you are in the cloud having fun!
https://youtu.be/cUOx3qYMlOk
December 14, 2018
Erik, where ever you are I hope you are having a blast surfing the universe.
From Erik Johnson's blog on his birthday 9 years ago.... a funny & talented writer
Monday, June 01, 2009
The iPhone Post
I use a notebook computer at work, but all my off-hours-computing gets done using an iPhone which, ironically, is paid-for by my employer. The iPhone like David Ing describes isn't just a phone that plays my iTunes (which is what attracted me). Safari, the AppStore, and Exchange compatibility makes the iPhone the most heavily-used thing I own (surpassing the margarita shaker). It's most annoying and yet most ingenious feature, at least for us ex-Blackberry users, is the lack of a blinking light to indicate new information has arrived.
Finally, I'm weaned from those Pavlovian sneaky peeks to see if that little light is flashing while others often significant others are speaking to me. Yet in every dead, in-between-type moment like waiting for take-out food, waiting at traffic lights, waiting out a design review, and especially waiting for the quarterly employee meeting to end my hand involuntarily grasps presciousss (you know what I mean) and in the same move my thumb deftly swipes away standby mode. Password protection is such a waste of time. On the Blackberry, I surf email. On the iPhone, I surf the world.
November 30, 2018
So many miles together. I will miss sharing the Macallan and the wit.
November 24, 2018
Annie I am so very sorry to hear of Eric's passing. So so sorry.
Let God be with you and our prayers help comfort you with such a huge loss in your life.
Love, Shirly and Joe Chwalowski
November 21, 2018
My condolences to the family and friends. May the God of tender mercy provide strength and comfort during this difficult time.
November 20, 2018
May you be comforted by Gods unfailing love and support at this time (2 Thessalonians 2 :16,17)
November 19, 2018
So sorry for your lost...May God be a God of all Comfort and strengthen the Family's..My condolences
Dee
November 19, 2018
As Erik rests in God's loving arms, I pray He gives you the strength to carry on. My thoughts are with you and your family during this time of grief. (1 Peter 5:10)
Frank Glasson
November 19, 2018
I am so sorry for your great loss. I have great memories of playing the trumpet with him in the TPHS jazz band. He was a great friend in school, and a great musician.
I wish your family the very best through this very tough time.
Please let me know if I can help in anyway possible.
LINDA BOLTMAN
November 19, 2018
Annie - my deepest and most heartfelt condolences to you and your family. I am shocked beyond words that we have lost someone so dear to all of us. There is a deep hole in all of our lives with his passing.
Karen Clark
November 18, 2018
Erik was a dear friend in high school. We had many rides together in the TPHS band bus, when Erik would tell jokes, make silly references to the Muppets and sing me "Blue Skies." We even went to prom together. My heart is hurting having discovered obituary. I was just recently thinking of how I'd like to get back in touch with him.
It's a beautiful obituary and I'm comforted to hear he had a life full of love and fun. To his family, I'm so sorry for your terrible loss. (I lost my father from cancer when he was 52 - so terribly young.) I hope that the love and memories of happiness will sustain you as you recover from this.
- Karen
Christopher Garcia
November 17, 2018
This is such a shock. I'm sorry to hear this and sorry for your loss. Our TPHS band president, Rocketry and Astronomy Club president, and a great guy. Just today he came to my thoughts during lunch.
Back after a Halloween Friday night game we all went out to eat and then Erik and I saw Halloween II at UTC.
Thoughts and prayers to his family.
Steven Levinson
November 17, 2018
I am so sorry to hear of his passing. I am just in total shock. He was such a kind and wonderful person. He will be deeply missed. RIP Erik
Joy Auerbach
November 17, 2018
Annie..Thinking of you and your family during this time and sending you love and strength. You have always been such a bright light for many of us, I hope you feel the love we send.
November 17, 2018
We know that God is the God of all comfort, for he said: II myself am the One that is comforting you people. He also said: Like a man whom his own mother keeps comforting, so I myself shall keep comforting you people.Isaiah 51:12; 66:13.Please accept our condolences on your loss. LC
Kim Egan
November 14, 2018
Brenda, I'm so very sorry to hear about your son Erik. I did not know Erik but he sounds like an amazing person, multi-talented, loving and full of life. Wishing your family peace and comfort during this difficult time.
November 13, 2018
May the God of all comfort strengthen the family during this challenging time of deep sorrow. Those who pass on, God keeps in His memory because they are precious in His eyes.-Psalms 116:15-
Brad Boren
November 13, 2018
My deepest condolences to the entire Johnson family. Although Erik was brilliant I found his greatest trait to be his kindness. Erik was a friend to all and treated everyone with the utmost respect. I wish I had known him much better. No words can take away the pain. Know that Erik made people better, not just at home, but in every aspect of his life.
;Fred Hornbeck
November 12, 2018
So very, very sad. Erik was a good friend and the son of two of our closest friends of many years. I feel fortunate to have known him and grieve at his untimely departure. Our thoughts are with his family and other friends. He was a good person.
Christopher Conn
November 11, 2018
Condolences to all of his friends and family. I am terribly sorry for your loss.
Jose Gomez
November 11, 2018
Erik was a class act, a super intelligent guy who was extremely humble and very kind. He will be missed sorely by his Epicor family and the Epicor Community as a whole. Rest in peace Erik and thanks for all you did for us
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