David Johnstone

David G. Johnstone
1930 - 2014
It is with deep sadness that the Johnstone family announces the passing of their father, David Gordon Johnstone. In burial he joins his beloved wife Barbara Johnstone, who pre-deceased him May 5, 2009 in Boise, Idaho. David passed away peacefully on April 18, 2014 following a fractured hip and pneumonia in Garnerville, Nevada.
David was born on March 30, 1930 in Santa Clara to Quintin Chesley Johnstone and (Marie) Lillian Antoinette LeMoyne (LeMoine). They emigrated from Ottawa, Canada in the early 1920s and became citizens in 1956 and 1976 respectively. David attended the local Santa Clara Valley public schools and graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory.
His teenage years were spent working under his father's supervision in the First Security Storage and Warehouse in San Jose which received fruits from local growers, stored them in pre-cooling rooms and shipped them to the eastern U.S. markets.
In 1948 David joined the US Navy, where he was assigned to U.S.S Missouri. With a medical discharge due to TB in 1956, he returned to Santa Clara Valley. David met and married Helen Rees, adopted LaDonna and had four additional children, David H., Denise, Dana and Dale. They were married for 8 years in the San Jose area.
While working at Hewlett Packard, David met and subsequently married Barbara Hixon in 1963. They had two boys, Timothy and Mark and were married 46 years.
David enjoyed a successful 30-year career at Hewlett Packard during which he rose to become a Division manager. Initially working at the San Jose facility, In 1979, he moved Barbara and their sons to Boise, Idaho. David gained much respect from his friends that he had at HP and was considered the John Wayne of leaders.
In 2009, after wife Barbara's passing, David moved to Gardnerville, NV to "to throw a fishing line out the front door"
An enthusiastic sportsman coming from a long line of Canadian top sportsmen, outdoor living was a passion. Fishing, hunting, trap and game shooting, golfing and camping were all top on his list which he shared with his family. Cars, especially Austin Healey's, were also a favorite past time. David was also involved in several bowling leagues over his life time and held a regular average in the 230's.
David was a man of determination with a wonderful sense of humor and a real sense of adventure. It's hard to imagine life without David here with us. We will all miss him very much. But we have many, many happy memories!
David is survived by two daughters, LaDonna Gedecke of San Jose, CA and Denise Johnson of Campbell, CA; four sons, David and wife Kim of Rocklin, CA, Dale and wife Tami of Gardnerville, NV, Timothy, Mark and wife Sonja of Boise, ID; David also had 7 grandchildren; Steven, Kevin, Kelly and Whitney of California, Brandon Bryson and Trevor of Nevada.