Partner William Weaver
Queer Places:
3450 Spalding Dr, Atlanta, GA 30350
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Cemetery
Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Henry Douglas Johnson (August 29, 1927 - November 23, 2015) was professor emeritus of pharmacology from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy.
Doug was born on August 29, 1927 to Minnie Taylor and Paul Douglas Johnson in Pierce, Florida. He graduated from Mulberry High School, Mulberry, Florida, in 1945. Upon graduation, he entered the Navy, to be trained as a radar technician. Following World War II, Doug enrolled at the University of Florida, where he received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmacology. Upon completing his Ph.D., Doug began a distinguished teaching career, first at the Southern College of Pharmacy in Atlanta, and then for twenty-five years as Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Georgia in Athens. A proficient organist, Doug served for thirty-two years as treasurer of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), during which time the Guild hosted one regional and two national conventions. Doug was particularly proud that throughout his tenure as treasurer, the Guild was always in the black. An avid stitcher, Doug published articles in Needlepointers News that featured several of his original stitches and designs. His needlepoint works are displayed in churches throughout the Atlanta area, including works at St. James' Episcopal Church in Marietta, St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Buckhead, and the Church of the Epiphany in Atlanta. During the Clinton administration, his needlepoint Christmas ornament was one of two selected from Georgia to be displayed on one of the White House Christmas trees.
For over forty years, Bill and Doug opened their spacious home on Spalding Drive in Sandy Springs for concerts on their Steinway piano and Flentrop organ, hosted dinners and meetings for musical, religious, and community groups, and graciously entertained musicians from around the country. Following their retirement, Bill and Doug spoke throughout the Southeast about gay and lesbian issues, including serving on panels at the University of the South and Emory University. In 1995, they were selected Grand Marshals for the Atlanta Gay Pride Parade.
Johnson passed away on November 23, 2015 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Doug was predeceased by William Weaver, his partner of fifty-seven years. They are now buried together at Episcopal Church of the Epiphany.
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