Dennis T. Johnson

Dennis T. Johnson
ALMOND- Dennis T. Johnson, 75, of Whitney Valley Road, Almond, N.Y., passed on peacefully on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Saint James Mercy Hospital, Hornell, New York after a long illness, greatly missed by his wife of 33 years, Teresa Johnson.
Born in Jamestown, New York, on March 2, 1935, he was son of O. Theodore and Dorothy Williams Johnson.
He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1953 and joined the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1953 to 1956. After serving his country he attended SUNY Albany graduating in 1960 and was employed by several New York State High Schools until his appointment in the mathematics department at Alfred State College in the fall of 1969. From 1976-1978, he served as Acting Mathematics Department Chair, returning to full time teaching until 1994 when he was appointed Department Chair of Mathematics and Physics, a position he held until he retired as Professor Emeritus in 2001.
Dennis served the Almond Community as President of the Lions Club, 4 years as Almond Town Supervisor with several more years on the board, and coached little league baseball.
Dennis will be remembered most of all for his quiet manner, devotion to friends and community and his love of his family.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, brother, Jack Johnson and two sisters Mary Jo and Patricia Ann as infants, and brothers in law, Piney “Bubby” Johnson and Roger Annis.
Besides his wife, Teresa, he is survived by four children, Eric (Lisa) McAndrew, of Fl., James (Cyndi) Stuart, and Pamela (Terrence) Stadtmiller of Rochester, NY and Katherine Tinkelpaugh of NY, his grandchildren Kiley and Ema Stadtmiller and Patrick and Alexis McAndrew, his two sisters Judy Johnson and Nancy Annis and several nieces and nephews and his loving dog, Mea.
Calling hours are from 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell. Friends are invited to meet his family at St. Jude’s Chapel in Alfred where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Committal prayers and interment, with military honors, will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Almond.
Those wishing may contribute in his memory to the Hornell Area Humane Society, PO Box 533, Hornell, NY 14843. Envelopes for memorial contributions will be available at the funeral home.