Joseph F. Johnston ’27

Joe died of pneumonia Nov. 17, 2003. Born in Birmingham, Ala., he came to Princeton from St. Alban's in DC and Episcopal HS in Alexandria, Va. He was a member of Quadrangle Club, the Nassau Herald board, the Polity Club, and the Law Club.

He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1930. From 1938-43 he served as general solicitor for Seaboard Railway. From 1943-46 he worked first for the federal government and then the Army, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel and earning the Legion of Merit. Then he joined Cabaniss and Johnston, his father's law firm, in Birming-ham. Retiring in 1981, he spent increasing time at a second home near Richmond, moving there permanently in 1999.

Joe was an active supporter of Princeton, presiding over the Alumni Assn. of Alabama, and working as bicentennial chairman, area chairman for the $53 million campaign, regional vice president of the class, and class secretary. He held a commercial pilot's license and flew his own twin-engine plane all over the country.

Joe married Elizabeth Whipple White in 1930. She died in 2001. He is survived by his son, Joseph Jr. '54, a grandson, Samuel B. '82, and a sister, Virginia Johnston Walmsley. The class extends condolences to them.

The Class of 1927