Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameRoy Edwin JOHNSON 
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642Birth Date11 Oct 1931
Birth PlaceDalhart, Dallam County, Texas
MemoTexas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
Death Date26 Nov 2011 Age: 80
Death PlaceMontrose, Montrose County, Colorado
Burial Date1 Dec 2011
Burial PlaceMontrose, Montrose County, Colorado, Grand View Cemetery
MemoU.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
OccupationWWII Sailor On Ship CV-20
FatherEdward Joseph “Eddie” JOHNSON (1898-1978)
MotherEthel Melissa WADKINS (1912-2002)
Notes for Roy Edwin JOHNSON
Roy Edwin Johnson, an ardent outdoorsman of 80 years, died on November 26, 2011, at his home in Montrose, after a valiant battle with cancer.
Roy Edwin was born October 11, 1931 in Dalhart, Texas, to Eddie Joseph Johnson and Ethel Melissa Watkins Johnson. Two years later, the family moved to a small farm south of Montrose.
Roy was a member of the first MHS wrestling team to win a state championship. As a high school senior, Western State College recruited Roy with an athletic scholarship that enabled him to continue wrestling and further his education.
Roy earned his Bachelors in Education, and went on to obtain both his Master's and Education Specialist. While at Western State, Roy met and married Elaine Conner and together they finished their degrees and moved to Nucla as teachers.
Over the next 30 years, Roy coached wrestling and taught Industrial Arts, was Elementary School Principal, and held the position of District Superintendent for 18 of those years. He finished his career in education with a final seven years serving as District Superintendent of Schools in Cortez, Colorado. In 1979, he was awarded the year's Outstanding Superintendent of Colorado's Rural Schools.
Roy's retirement was about giving back to the outdoors. While in Cortez, he helped start a chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. He also helped organize the Four Corners Trail Club for snowmobilers and ATV riders. They worked closely with the Forest Service to establish and maintain trails.
After moving back to Montrose in 1998, Roy again helped establish a motorized trail riders club, the Uncompaghre Valley Trail Riders, and continued to be involved with the Forest Service and BLM agencies for preserving trails for motorized use.
Roy rounded out his retirement with many hours of friendships shared on the golf course, volunteering for the DOW, and being a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Montrose.
Roy is survived by his wife and hunting partner of 58 years, Elaine; three children: Beverly (Matt) Roth, of Olathe, Cheryl (Dan) Squier, of Grand Junction, and Teresa (Marty) Wright, of Azle, TX; 10 grandchildren; and one sister, Sharon Kilgore, of Grand Junction.
He was preceded in death by both parents; and one sister, Marie Tornitore Badalato.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made out to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, in care of Terry Sweet, 3163 1/2 - B 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81503.
A Funeral Service in Loving Memory of Roy will be held Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on Niagara Rd., in Montrose. Interment will follow the service at Grand View Cemetery, west of Montrose.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of Crippin Funeral Home, 802 E. Main St., Montrose, CO 81401.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on November 30, 2011
On Find A Grave.
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WWII sailor on ship CV-20, U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
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Roy Edwin was born October 11, 1931 in Dalhart, Texas, to Eddie Joseph Johnson and Ethel Melissa Watkins Johnson. Two years later, the family moved to a small farm south of Montrose.
Roy was a member of the first MHS wrestling team to win a state championship. As a high school senior, Western State College recruited Roy with an athletic scholarship that enabled him to continue wrestling and further his education.
Roy earned his Bachelors in Education, and went on to obtain both his Master's and Education Specialist. While at Western State, Roy met and married Elaine Conner and together they finished their degrees and moved to Nucla as teachers.
Over the next 30 years, Roy coached wrestling and taught Industrial Arts, was Elementary School Principal, and held the position of District Superintendent for 18 of those years. He finished his career in education with a final seven years serving as District Superintendent of Schools in Cortez, Colorado. In 1979, he was awarded the year's Outstanding Superintendent of Colorado's Rural Schools.
Roy's retirement was about giving back to the outdoors. While in Cortez, he helped start a chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. He also helped organize the Four Corners Trail Club for snowmobilers and ATV riders. They worked closely with the Forest Service to establish and maintain trails.
After moving back to Montrose in 1998, Roy again helped establish a motorized trail riders club, the Uncompaghre Valley Trail Riders, and continued to be involved with the Forest Service and BLM agencies for preserving trails for motorized use.
Roy rounded out his retirement with many hours of friendships shared on the golf course, volunteering for the DOW, and being a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Montrose.
Roy is survived by his wife and hunting partner of 58 years, Elaine; three children: Beverly (Matt) Roth, of Olathe, Cheryl (Dan) Squier, of Grand Junction, and Teresa (Marty) Wright, of Azle, TX; 10 grandchildren; and one sister, Sharon Kilgore, of Grand Junction.
He was preceded in death by both parents; and one sister, Marie Tornitore Badalato.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made out to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, in care of Terry Sweet, 3163 1/2 - B 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81503.
A Funeral Service in Loving Memory of Roy will be held Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on Niagara Rd., in Montrose. Interment will follow the service at Grand View Cemetery, west of Montrose.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of Crippin Funeral Home, 802 E. Main St., Montrose, CO 81401.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on November 30, 2011
On Find A Grave.
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WWII sailor on ship CV-20, U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
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