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James Joseph “JJ” Johnston

Birth	:	1936
Death	:	18 Jun 2010
Burial	:	Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia County, USA
Coordinate	:	30.3553238, -87.2841187
Description	:	From Great Falls Tribune 8-6-2010: NASHUA - James Joseph "J.J." Johnston, 74, died of cancer June 18 at his home in St. Petersburg, Fla. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Nashua, with burial in Nashua Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. J.J. passed away at his home in St. Petersburg, Fla., on June 18, 2010, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. J.J. was born Feb. 4, 1936, in Nashua, Mont., the son of Charles "Chuck" and Mary Johnston. He was the oldest of seven children. He attended grade school in Fort Peck, Mont., and... Read More	From Great Falls Tribune 8-6-2010: NASHUA - James Joseph "J.J." Johnston, 74, died of cancer June 18 at his home in St. Petersburg, Fla. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Nashua, with burial in Nashua Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. J.J. passed away at his home in St. Petersburg, Fla., on June 18, 2010, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. J.J. was born Feb. 4, 1936, in Nashua, Mont., the son of Charles "Chuck" and Mary Johnston. He was the oldest of seven children. He attended grade school in Fort Peck, Mont., and high school in Glasgow, Mont. His high school years were filled with baseball, football and basketball, as well as track and field, and, of course, his scholastic endeavors and fishing. He attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, on a four-year basketball scholarship and graduated with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering. After graduating, he worked on the Minuteman Missile program at the Boeing Co. in Seattle for the next six years. During his leisure time, he was always tinkering with something, and finally he caught the interest of AMP, Inc. (now Tyco Electronics) an electronics firm in Harrisburg, Pa. AMP hired him for his expertise in electrical/electronic development, and the family moved to Connecticut. After several years there, he decided to start his own company in West Haven, Conn. AED (Automatic Equipment Development Co.) was sold in 1978. He then began consulting. He worked with Sonic Connections, Inc., in Foxboro, Mass., and Methode Electronics in Chicago, Ill. He recently founded Safe Heat, LLC, to develop his carbon-fiber technology. J.J. was well-known in the electronics industry. He patented 32 different inventions - tools, connectors and, most recently, a carbon-fiber electrical resistance heating element. He often said he could terminate anything (meaning he could connect it to electricity). J.J. was a recognized leader in the field of carbon-fiber technology and development. He collaborated with the folks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to apply his new carbon-fiber technology to "green" projects. Most recently, he worked with Advance Green Structures, LLC and EU Invest USA, to take this green technology global. J.J. was always so enthusiastic and optimistic about his projects, it was a joy to listen to him - he captivated you with his imaginative ideas and his wild escapades. J.J. was a good son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and friend, but foremost he was an inventor. While growing up with an inventor was not always easy, it was always interesting. He often said how growing up in Fort Peck greatly influenced his life. He was an avid fisherman, and as a boy fishing the lake, he often wondered about the electric current he could hear and feel flowing through the wires from the power plant. His curiosity was piqued, and that is the career he pursued. He was proud of the place where he grew up, proud of his roots. He would tell you he was an inventor because "where I grew up, you didn't just go down to the store and buy what you need to fix a problem; if you needed something fixed, you had to make your own solution." J.J. invented to survive in his early life, and that creativity served him well in his later life. J.J. was one of a kind. He loved life, loved his family and his friends, and we all loved him and will miss him very much. Survivors include his mother, Mary (Ihnat) Johnston; his first wife and friend, Marilyn (Scott) Johnston; his children, Jeanne Dawes, Susan (Bob) Edwards, Marijayne Johnston, Lori Pitts and James J. (Amy) Johnston Jr.; his grandchildren, Jesse and Wayne Edwards, Kevin Pitts, and Julia and Hannah Johnston; his sisters, Cathlyn (Joe) Holton and Andrea (Duane) Dobbs; brothers Charles, Michael and Barry (Towanda) Johnston; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nanci (Taylor) Johnston; father Charles J. Johnston; sister Claudia Trotter; and a nephew, Charles R. Johnston. The family suggests memorials in J.J.'s honor be made to your local hospice organization or Stand Up To Cancer, www.standup2cancer.org.

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Latitude: 30.3553238
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Parent

Charles Joseph “Chuck” Johnston

(1915 - 1988)

Mary K. Ihnat Johnston

(1917 - 2018)

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