Richard A. Johnson

Rich and I were great friends during high school and college. He was a man of great ability, with high principles

Richard and I were good friends from Acalanes High School and Harvard days. I considered him a bright, energetic, open-minded and kind man. We lost touch after college. The very nice obituary shows that Richard continued in character throughout his life.

Dear Eleanor, Peter, Katie and Betsy (whom I didn't have the privilege of teaching), My condolences on Rich's passing. The last time I saw him was with Eleanor at Mt. Hermon and was told about Peter living the Spartan life, working on farms which sounded fascinating. My favorite stories of Rich were when Peter told me he'd climbed the Matterhorn. I was a bit skeptical but Peter came back the next day with the confirmation that he was right. When I asked Rich about this, he explained that he'd...