Bill JOHNSON

JOHNSON On Christmas, December 25, 2009 our Billy mounted his horse and rode from the dark battle of ten years with prostate cancer into the bright sunlight of the "Great Beyond" to be greeted by our Precious Savior and a host of angels, including his dad, Prince, his sister, Beverly, and loving aunts, uncles and other relatives and buddies. Bill was born in Bridgeport Hospital on March 24, 1951. Moved to Trumbull at an early age and graduated from Trumbull High School as president of the Class of 1969. He attended three colleges, Quinnipiac College, Howard University and the University of Bridgeport, but found his life's career at the Connecticut School of Electronics and graduated as an electronic technician. He moved to California and worked for more than 25 years at the Mission Viejo Community Hospital and became supervisor of the Bio-Chemical Division. Bill married and lived many years in Oceanside, Calif. A few years ago, he found a ranch in Anza, Calif., a beautiful mountainous area, where he kept four horses. Bill always was passionate about horses, so what a wonderful, joyous time to live his last days with the things he loved so much. He leaves his circle of loved ones, his children, Michael and Claire; his mother, Louise; his sister, Cynthia; his nephews, Art and Marc Richardson; his niece, Nisha Richardson; his grandnieces, Taja and Lina Richardson; his aunts, Marjorie Diggs, Shirley Cornwell and Vivian Burns; former wife, Renee; his companion, Lora Lowrie; and a fabulous extended family of cousins, relatives and other friends including the Cornwells, Diggs, Hodges, Moheads, Nimses, Ruffs, Stitts, Troianos, and Warrens. A memorial for Bill will be held later.