Theodore Whelden Johnson ’60

Ted Johnson died Dec. 28, 1997. He was 59. He was at home in Manchester, N.H., where he had moved after a very active international business career working with Caltex Oil, Booz-Allen and Hamilton, and GE. An avid runner throughout his life, he ran in the New York Marathon and was a member of the Gate City Striders in Nashua, N.H.

Ted prepared at NorthfieldMount Hermon School. At Princeton, he ran cross country and track and sang with the Nassoons. A member of Tiger Inn, he was an English major when he withdrew in 1958 to serve in the Army in Germany. He returned to Princeton and graduated with '63, but as he says in the 25th Reunion Book, "I still count myself a member of the Class of '60." Following Princeton, Ted graduated from Harvard Business School in 1968. In 1972, he went to Brazil and later joined Industrias Villares there. He next joined General Electric. Since 1984 and until his illness, he worked for Velcro, USA, as the CFO. He is survived by his wife, Itala Barbacini Johnson, his former wife of 29 years, Ulla Lothberg Johnson; children Rebecca Shapiro, Winifred, Christopher, and Nicholas E.; four stepchildren; his father; sister Meredeth Allen; a stepgrandchild; and two nieces. To all the members of Ted's family, the class sends its condolences and best wishes. He will be missed by the members of his classes at Princeton.

The Class of 1960