Larry R. Johnson
– February 22, 2022
Larry R. Johnson of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at South Bay Hospital in Sun City Center.
He was born July 16,1940, in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Leonard and Helen Myers Johnson. He married Carol Bigham on June 14,1961, in Rushville, Ill.
Larry is survived by his wife Carol; one son, Micheal Johnson, of Laurel, Md; one daughter, Deanna Grahovac, of Ft. Myers, Fla.; four grandchildren, Melissa (Aaron) Frazee, and, Michael Johnson, of Hagerstown, Md., Justin Grahovac, of Bowie, Md., Cody Grahovac, of York, Pa.; six great-grandchildren, Chase, Caden, Lane, Rylee, Emma and Freya.
Larry served 26 years in the US Navy and retired as a senior chief. He then worked for Northrop Grumman as a contractor with the Navy, working on the development of systems for new construction of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and other ships of the same class.
He was a life member of the American Legion Post 295 in Gaithersburg, Md. He was also a member of the VFW.
He will be cremated, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery at a time to be determined. Memorial donations may be given in Larry's memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
He was born July 16,1940, in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Leonard and Helen Myers Johnson. He married Carol Bigham on June 14,1961, in Rushville, Ill.
Larry is survived by his wife Carol; one son, Micheal Johnson, of Laurel, Md; one daughter, Deanna Grahovac, of Ft. Myers, Fla.; four grandchildren, Melissa (Aaron) Frazee, and, Michael Johnson, of Hagerstown, Md., Justin Grahovac, of Bowie, Md., Cody Grahovac, of York, Pa.; six great-grandchildren, Chase, Caden, Lane, Rylee, Emma and Freya.
Larry served 26 years in the US Navy and retired as a senior chief. He then worked for Northrop Grumman as a contractor with the Navy, working on the development of systems for new construction of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and other ships of the same class.
He was a life member of the American Legion Post 295 in Gaithersburg, Md. He was also a member of the VFW.
He will be cremated, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery at a time to be determined. Memorial donations may be given in Larry's memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.