He was born February 15, 1940, to Percy and Lorraine Edler Johnson in Seattle.
He was raised in Neah Bay and returned to Seattle to achieve his Bachelor of Arts in education from Seattle Pacific University.
Ron married the love of his life, Julia Ann Kwina Swan, on September 22, 1959. The couple spent 53 happy years together.
Ron's two passions were sports and education, and he combined those loves in a long dedicated career in sports education.
He was the president and director of the National Indian Athletic Association, coach at Sheldon Jackson HighSchool in Sitka, Alaska, coach at King's Garden High School in Seattle and a teacher, athletic director and coach in his hometown at Neah Bay High School.
His involvement in his community exceeded the boundaries of his career. He was proud to act as chair for the Makah Cultural Research Center, Makah Lutheran Church, Neah Bay Little League, the Peninsula College Board of Trustees and as an executive board member and president of the West Central District.
Ron is preceded in death by his father, Percy William Johnson; mother Lorraine Eleanor Johnson (nee Edler); and sister Barbara Rae Lucas.
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