THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, September 18, 1996 TAG: 9609180420
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: 25 lines
Cmdr. Walter Edwin Johnson, USN (Ret.), 66, of Thatcher Way, died Sept. 14, 1996, in Portsmouth Naval Hospital.
A native of Utah, Cmdr. Johnson lived in Virginia Beach for the past 25 years. After a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy, he was employed by COMPTEK Research for nine years before retiring.
Cmdr. Johnson is survived by Ivy Powell Johnson; a daughter, Elizabeth Johnson Streit; and a son, Robert Glenn Johnson. Other survivors include his brothers, Arnold W. Johnson, Michael Johnson and Alan Johnson; his sisters, Claire Johnson Thacker and Kay Johnson Soloman; and two grandchildren, Connor Powell Ruddy and Samuel Cole Walden Ruddy.
The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Kellum Funeral Home, Rosewood Chapel. A chapel service will be conducted by the Rev. Stephen Hay on Friday at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Rosewood Memorial Park.
Walt's love, warmth and patience will be greatly missed by all who knew him. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 2730 Ellsmere Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23513 or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1423 N. Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach, Va. 23454
KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB