ALMOND, N.Y. - Dennis T. Johnson, 75, of Whitney Valley Road, Al-mond, N.Y., passed on peacefully on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at Saint James Mercy Hospital, Hornell, N. Y., after a long illness, and greatly missed by his wife of 33 years, Teresa John-son.
Born in Jamestown, N.Y., on March 2, 1935, he was the son of O. Theodore and Dorothy Williams Johnson. He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1953, and joined the U.S. Marine Corps, serving from 1953 to 1956. After serving his country, he attended SUNY Albany graduating in 1960, and was employed by several New York State high schools until his ap-pointment in the mathemat-ics department at Alfred State College in the fall of 1969. From 1976 to 1978, he served as acting mathematics department chair, returning to full-time teaching until 1994, when he was appointed depart-ment chair of mathematics and physics, a position he held until he retired as pro-fessor emeritus in 2001. Dennis served the Al-mond Community as president of the Lions Club, four years as Almond town supervisor with several more years on the board, and coached Little League baseball.
Dennis will be remem-bered most of all for his quiet manner, devotion to friends and community and his love of his family.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father; brother, Jack Johnson; and two sisters: Mary Jo and Pa-tricia Ann as infants; and brothers-in-law, Piney "Bubby" Johnson and Roger Annis.
Besides his wife, Teresa, he is survived by four chil-dren: Eric (Lisa) McAn-drew, of Florida, James (Cyndi) Stuart and Pamela (Terrence) Stadtmiller of Rochester, N.Y., and Kath-erine Tinkelpaugh of New York; his grandchildren: Kiley and Ema Stadtmiller and Patrick and Alexis McAndrew; his two sisters: Judy Johnson and Nancy Annis; several nieces and nephews; and his loving dog, Mea.
Calling hours are from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Mon-day at the Bishop & John-son Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell. Friends are invited to meet his family at St. Jude's Chapel in Alfred, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Committal prayers and interment, with military honors, will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Al-mond.
Those wishing may con-tribute in his memory to the Hornell Area Humane So-ciety, P.O. Box 533, Hor-nell, NY 14843. Envelopes for memorial contributions will be available at the fun-eral home.
Online condolences or remembrances of Dennis are welcomed at www. bishopandjohnson funeralhome.com.
