Johnson, Chad Verne (1969-2017)
JOHNSON, FOELL, MUMMA, PAYNE, PLANK
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 4/6/2017 at 15:22:56
Chad Johnson
September 25, 1969 - February 8, 2017Surrounded by family and friends after suffering a massive heart attack, Chad Verne Johnson, 47, an avid outdoorsmen and family man, died on February 8, 2017.
A spirit of nature, Chad never missed an opportunity to hunt and fish with family and friends while growing up in Iowa. Moreover, he carried on that tradition after moving to Colorado. He, especially, enjoyed camping with his wife and two children.
Quick witted, Chad relished the opportunity to engage in a verbal sparring match on nearly any issue from politics to sports, often exasperating those who sparred with him. Nonetheless, his generous spirit was reflected in numerous kind acts. Friends credit Chad with saving numerous homes from a forest fire burning in his mountain neighborhood.
Chad was born on September 25, 1969, in Storm Lake, Iowa, and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1988. He developed life-long friendships while attending Iowa State University in Ames where he was a member of the Lambda Chi fraternity. He graduated in 1993 just before the Rocky Mountains beckoned him to Denver where he met Kristin through mutual Iowa State friends.
Chad is survived by his loving wife, Kristin Johnson, and two beautiful children, Luke (14) and Riley (12), all of Morrison, Colorado; his parents, D ick and Pat Johnson, of Storm Lake; his brother Kelly Johnson (Karyn), of Hamlin, New York; his sisters, Terry Foell (Jim), of Storm Lake, Angie Mumma (Andy), of Adel, and Sara Payne (Greg), of Clive; his mother-in-law, Celeste Cater Plank, of Hampton, New Hampshire; his father-in-law, Robert Plank, of Evergreen, Colorado; and his sister-in-law, Kara Plank (Paul), of S Berwick, Maine; as well as by fifteen nieces and nephews and ten great nieces and nephews.
A Catholic Mass of Christian burial will be offered Monday, February 13, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church in Evergreen, Colorado. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made at www.youcaring.com/kristinjohnson-754337 .
Chad Johnson Family, 2012
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