Published in the Woodinville Weekly, July 24, 2000:

Richard Ellsworth Johnson
Jan. 26, 1943 - July 13, 2000 

   Richard Johnson of Woodinville passed away July 13 at age 57 at the UW Hospital Transplant Unit in Seattle.

   Born January 26, 1943 to Richard A. and Eleanor Johnson, he was the grandson of Bothell/Woodinville pioneers Alfred and Emma Johnson and Anna and Ellsworth Thomas.

   He graduated from Bothell High School in 1961 and served in the United States Air Force Reserves in 1965. He was activated to duty in 1968 due to the Pueblo Crisis. He was the owner/operator of the Woodinville Tavern and most recently owned the Woodinville Brokerage Realty. He was a member of the Woodinville Lions Club, serving in the capacities of president, secretary, and zone chairman. He also served the community as a vice president of the Woodinville Jaycees and was a member of the Bothell American Legion, Post 127.

   Survivors include his loving wife Patti; stepsons, Martin and Scott Ohman; grandsons, Robert, Kyle, and Randy Ohman; his mother, Eleanor; brothers, Bill Johnson and his wife Marilyn; Earl Johnson and his wife Barbara; sister, Dorothy Dobbins and her husband Fred; and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

    Honor guard military services by Bellevue American Legion Post 239 were held July 24 at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. A memorial celebration of Rich's life will be held July 29 at 2 p.m. at the Bothell Funeral Home, 18224 103rd Ave. NE, Bothell, followed by a gathering at the Mountain View Lions Club, 19008 168th Ave. NE, Woodinville.

   Remembrances in lieu of flowers are suggested to the Woodinville Lions Club, P.O. Box 417, Woodinville, WA 98072.