R. Park Johnson ’28 *41

Dr. R. Park Johnson, secretary of the Class of '28 for the past 23 years, died June 14, 1998. During that time he filed 17 columns in the paw every year, served on the class executive committee, and was one of the class's important leaders. He is survived by his wife, Alice, four children, eight grandchildren, and five greatgrandchildren.

Park's career was varied and illustrious. After he received his BA, he earned a BD from the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1932, a PhD in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton in 1941, and a DD from Hanover College in 1943. He served as pastor in Yeadon, Pa., in Kansas City, Mo., and taught in Alborz College in Tehran. From 195072 he was the field representative of the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations of the United Presbyterian Church (USA) in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan. He also served the Reformed Church in America's missions in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, and the United Church of Christ's missions in Syria and Iraq.

After retiring in 1972 to Princeton, N.J., he was consultant for the Presbyterian Program Agency in NYC, then spent a year as a mission counselor in Nepal and served in the NYC office of the Vellore Christian Medical College in India.

The class will miss Park, and we send our deepest sympathies to all his fine family.

The Class of 1928