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Roger Johnson Obituary
Richmond, MN
11/20/1943- 04/07/2015
Roger Johnson, born November 20, 1943 and passed away on April 7, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Preceded in death by his mother and father Joan and Richard Johnson, his step father Richard Whitehead, and 2nd wife Christine. Survived by wife Kathleen, daughter Clare (Dean) Wilkinson , and sons Paul (Dione), Thomas (Jessica), Lee (Katie), Scott (Sara), and many loved grandchildren and numerous cousins. He was born at the height of WWII in Leicester England and lost his father when he was 7, but luckily his mother met and married Richard Whitehead. Richard taught Roger a lot of life's lessons, most importantly was how to love his children to the extreme. He went to school at, as he loved to call it, "Dick the Third", & received his engineering degree from AEI and started work at Marconi Radar. He married Eileen Simpson and they were blessed with Paul (Bob) and Clare and immigrated to Australia in 1972 where he worked for Rank Xerox as an award winning National Sales Manager. He met and married Christine Johnson and had sons; Lee and Scott. Sadly, Christine died at an early age of cancer leaving Roger a widower with two small children. Shortly after Christine's passing, Roger met his soul mate Kathleen and together with their children they wed and moved to America. To complete their family, Roger adopted Kathleen's son Thomas, and Kathleen adopted Lee and Scott. They lived, laughed, and loved for 32 years. He worked as a National Sales Manager for Micro Control, then moved on to Precision Systems where he met Michael Sullivan and became great friends. Roger and Mike started their own company, React, and Kathleen started her own company which came to be known as Just Truffles where Roger joined her full-time. Together they expanded Just Truffles and became famous chocolatiers and worked side by side for 25 years until Roger became ill. Roger's love for his family also came with a love for golf which he carried down to his boys and annual trips to Breezy Point to sharpen their golf skills.
A celebration of Rogers life will be held on Saturday, April 18th beginning at noon at the Rich Springs Golf Club, 17467 Fairway Circle, Cold Spring, MN 56320,
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Memories and Condolences
for Roger Johnson
Brian Wilson
April 17, 2015
He was a fun guy to be with and loved a good joke. He will be missed.
Jennifer Rae
April 17, 2015
Roger, you are loved forever by so many, and I think of you always with some devilishly funny thing to say (or not) and banter with Kathy and your staff, followed by your trademark chuckle that I can hear in my head from the last twenty years. You are missed terribly, but so glad you are no longer in pain. Love you, Kathy and fam! Truffles' "Jenny O"
April 15, 2015
What a wonderful, wonderful man. He will be missed.
Love and prayers are with you all. The Favreau family
Tom & Peg Troutman
April 14, 2015
Our prayers to the Johnson Family. Roger will be remembered with fun times & good stories.
Kat and Jeff Strydio
April 13, 2015
We always felt welcome by Roger and his happy demeanor was fun to be around. Our deepest sympathy!
Pat and Tom Jones
April 12, 2015
So sorry to have Roger leave us, but there are many happy memories of a good and proud man to reflect on and share. Our condolences and love to the family and friends of Roger and Kathy.
April 12, 2015
Roger Johnson, born November 20, 1943 and passed away on April 7, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Preceded in death by his mother and father Joan and Richard Johnson, his step father Richard Whitehead, and 2nd wife Christine. Survived by wife Kathleen, daughter Clare (Dean) Wilkinson , and sons Paul (Dione), Thomas (Jessica), Lee (Katie), Scott (Sara), and many loved grandchildren and numerous cousins. He was born at the height of WWII in Leicester England and lost his father when he was 7, but luckily his mother met and married Richard Whitehead. Richard taught Roger a lot of life's lessons, most importantly was how to love his children to the extreme. He went to school at, as he loved to call it, "Dick the Third", & received his engineering degree from AEI and started work at Marconi Radar. He married Eileen Simpson and they were blessed with Paul (Bob) and Clare and immigrated to Australia in 1972 where he worked for Rank Xerox as an award winning National Sales Manager. He met and married Christine Johnson and had sons; Lee and Scott. Sadly, Christine died at an early age of cancer leaving Roger a widower with two small children. Shortly after Christine's passing, Roger met his soul mate Kathleen and together with their children they wed and moved to America. To complete their family, Roger adopted Kathleen's son Thomas, and Kathleen adopted Lee and Scott. They lived, laughed, and loved for 32 years. He worked as a National Sales Manager for Micro Control, then moved on to Precision Systems where he met Michael Sullivan and became great friends. Roger and Mike started their own company, React, and Kathleen started her own company which came to be known as Just Truffles where Roger joined her full-time. Together they expanded Just Truffles and became famous chocolatiers and worked side by side for 25 years until Roger became ill. Roger's love for his family also came with a love for golf which he carried down to his boys and annual trips to Breezy Point to sharpen their golf skills.
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