Gerald E. Johnson ’69

Gerald E. Johnson ’69, of Fairhaven, Mass.; Dec. 17, of metastatic melanoma. He graduated from western New England College School of Law in 1976 and was admitted to the R.I. Bar in 1977 and the Massachusetts Bar in 1978. He opened the Law Offices of Gerald E. Johnson in Swansea, Mass., in 1978 and practiced until 2018. In addition to his legal practice, he was an adjunct professor at the University of Phoenix and Bristol Community College. He served the Town of Mattapoisett, where he lived for 25 years, as a member and chairman of the Mattapoisett School Committee for 15 years, and was an active member of the Mattapoisett Land Trust. He was an athlete and ran track in high school and college and completed two Pan Mass Challenges benefiting Dana Farber Cancer Institute, three Buzzards Bay Watershed bicycle rides, and multiple Tours de Crème. He enjoyed English and was known to quote Shakespeare and lines from movies. He also liked skiing, sailing, and reading to his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Cindy; two daughters; a son-in-law;
and two grandchildren.