Avis de décès de Louise-Lisk Johnson - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

JOHNSON Louise Lisk Johnson, 83, passed away June 15, 2005 at home after a lengthy illness. Born in Ft. McCoy, Florida to Dr. Percy Franklin and Ola Howell Lisk, she had been a resident of Jacksonville since 1942. Her grandfather who lived on Lake George was one of the first physicians in middle Florida having settled here after the Civil War. She is survived by Glenn E. Johnson, her husband of 54 years, her daughter, Anne Mattia of Jacksonville, two sons, Richard Johnson of Boston and David Johnson of Jacksonville, a brother, Alonson Lisk (Libby) of Ocala, Florida, a granddaughter, Starr Johnson of Boise, Idaho, eight nieces and nephews, and several cousins. She attended Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina and graduated from the Florida State College for Women (FSCW) now known as FSU. She first taught school (Latin) in the late forties at Lakeshore Junior High. After rearing three children and enjoying community and church work including PTA boards, she returned to teaching (English) at Robert E. Lee High School in 1964, becoming head of the English Department in 1979 until her retirement in 1983. While at Lee, she sponsored the school newspaper, The Traveler. After retiring, she taught writing seminars to teachers around Florida for the College Board. She enjoyed her book club, St. Johns Book Club and was an avid reader all her life. Through her church's Mentoring Program, she tutored elementary students and enjoyed introducing them to the cultural and educational opportunities in Jacksonville. She was a member of the Cummer Museum and a symphony supporter. Reading, music, gardening, and the Fontaine Huguenot Society were her hobbies. Prior to living in Jacksonville, she had been a reporter on the Montgomery Advertiser newspaper, Montgomery, Alabama and then a meteorologist with the weather bureau during World War II, first at Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta and then at Imeson Airport in Jacksonville. She was proud of being one of the first women meteorol ogists in the United States. She retained her interest in this and attended meetings of the local meteorologists. The memorial service will be at Riverside Presbyterian Church on Saturday, June 25th at 2:00 pm with a reception to follow at the church, 849 Park Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32204. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Community Hospice of NE FL, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257. Arrangements by GREENLAWN FUNERAL HOME, 4300 Beach Blvd. Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com