Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Thomas Dwight October 14, 1971
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Lake Odessa Wave-Thursday October 21, 1971

Thomas Johnson Dies in Belgium
Thomas Dwight Johnson, 65, passed away suddenly Thursday, oct. 14, at his home 
in Brussels, Belgium.

He was born in Lake  Odessa the son of Thomas and Mertie (Walters) Johnson and 
was a 1924 graduate of the Lake Odessa High School. He attended Michigan State 
University for two years and then attended Western Michigan University where he 
graduated in 1928.

Mr. Johnson taught school and was football coach at Holly for two years before 
accepting a position with Trans-American Airlines in 1931. He enlisted in theAir 
Force in 1942 and retired in 1949 with rank of Colonel and became director and 
vice-president of Decca Systems, Inc. in charge of north and south operations 
from 1949 to 1969. At the time of his death he was a representative of two 
California firms in charge of industrial operations in Belgium.

Mr. Johnson married Florence Boylan of Lansing in 1931,, who survives with two 
sons, Thomas of Hampton Roads, Va., and Richard of Fairport, N.Y.; four 
grandchildren; his mother and brother, Walter of Lakeview, Battle creek.

Funeral services and cremation were held in Belgium Monday Oct. 18, and a 
memorial service will be held Saturday at 1:30 at Pickens Funeral Chapel. Rev. 
Marvin Zimmerman will officiate, with burial in Lakeside cemetery.



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