Class of 1956
1956 Maroon Spotlight
Charles Johnson
Vice President Senior Class 55-56, All School Revue 53-54, Teen Town Council 53-55, Junior Play 54-55, Wrestling 53-56, Football 53-56, Football Co-Captain 55-56, Baseball 53-56, Boys’ State 55, Home Room Treasurer 54-55, Home Room President 53-54, Class Assemblies 53-56.
1956 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Indian lore and archery are the hobbies of Charles Leonard Johnson, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Johnson, 830 Holly street. Charles was co-captain of the Maroon football team this year and also has participated in wrestling and baseball. He was a member of the Teen Town council two years, and is vice president of the senior class. Johnson took part in the senior and junior class plays, and was in his freshman, sophomore, and junior assemblies. He was president of his homeroom as a freshman and sophomore. Last summer he attended Boys State. He was born Oct. 21, 1938, in Perry. He plans to attend Texas Christian university.
Charles Leonard Johnson
October 21, 1938 – September 23, 2008
Charles Leonard Johnson passed away on September 23, 2008, in Bend, Oregon.
Born on October 21, 1938, in Perry, Oklahoma, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Johnson. Following his graduation from Perry high in 1956, he graduated with a B.A. degree from Texas Christian University. He then served with the World Council of Churches in Austria and Greece, received a B.D. degree from Brite Divinity School and an MBA from the University of Utah.
After serving 10 years in the formal ministry, he chose to minister through serving with the United Way in Boulder, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Lewiston/Auburn, Maine.
Charles felt deeply about the injustices, poverty, and inhumanity around him. He did all that he could to make a difference in the lives he touched. He wished for his home in the woods of River Meadows to be his ”end of the trail,” and that is how he left this world.
He married Judith Morter 46 years ago and they have two sons, Michael Scott and Joel Todd, wife Robyn and grandsons Jared, Justin and Tyler. He is also survived by brothers, Ray, wife LaNelma, and Rob, wife Pat, brother and sister-in-law Jim and Karen Morter and many beloved nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at Sunriver Christian Fellowship Church, 18143 Cottonwood Road, Sunriver, on Monday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m.