RALPH R. JOHNSON JR. ’46

The Rev. RALPH R. JOHNSON JR., a retired Presbyterian minister, died Dec. 10, 2006. He was 82. During World War II he served in the US Navy. A member of Eclectic, he received his degree with honors and with distinction in government. He began doctoral studies and was a Rotary Foundation Scholar at Oxford University but became interested in the ministry and then received his divinity degree from the San Francisco Theological Seminary. During his ministry he was known as a social activist. Among those who survive are his wife, Anita Silfies Johnson, five sons, nine grandchildren, and a sister.