William L. "Bill" Johnson

. We send Rachel our love. What a good partner you were to Bill. How we benefited from that partnership! We are greatful for your lifes work together. All your obedience. Your sacrifice. Your willingness to be a peculiar people with your own set of marching orders. We are greatful Bill is now free to run to his hearts content. He can move about without any incumbrances! Go Bill! Well done, good and faithful servant. We praise God for your life. Most greatfully, Bob and Colette...

Having known Bill as a college classmate, track and field teammate, faculty colleague, and church elder, I am astounded at the number of worlds that he inhabited and dominated. He was a serious and life-long athletic competitor, a reputable researcher, an authoritative church leader, an inspirational writer, and a highly influential teacher. He has left indelible "marks of blessing" in all of those worlds. And the credentials of his family and former students clearly demonstrate that Bill's...

Thank you for the encouragement you gave myself and others during our years at Whitworth College. You challenged us to be better than we thought we could be, fair and kind were your greatest attributes. You will be greatly missed.