Robert Quincy "Bob" Johnson
Marriages
Donna Rush - 1950
Burial Details
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 3D - January 26, 2020
Robert Q. Johnson “Bob”, 88,
died unexpectedly at his home
in Grand Junction, January 16,
2020.
He was born June 22, 1931,
in Toulon, Illinois and moved
to Palisade when he was in the
seventh grade. He graduated
from Palisade High School
in 1950. Later that year he married his high school sweetheart,
Donna Rush. They celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary last
September.
A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a hard-working crane and
heavy equipment operator for 50 years.
Bob, a genuine Jeremiah Johnson, had a passion for the outdoors
and loved hunting, fishing, and camping. He enjoyed watching
classic western movies and tv shows. A loving husband and father,
he treasured the time he spent with his family. He could often be
found in the grandstands watching his children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren participate in football, baseball, and basketball
games, track, cross-country, rodeos, cheer leading, and a multitude
of school programs and events. He was a frequent attendee at
NHRA drag races.
Bob was preceded in death by daughter, Bobetta Johnson; parents,
Forest and Cornelia Johnson, and sister, Martha Knueppel.
He is survived by his wife Donna; daughters, Debbie Revis
(Barry), Sheryl Johnson Bernstein (Kenny), and Robin Spaid
(Bob); son, Scott Johnson (Tracy); grandchildren, Sheldon Revis
(Vanessa), Tosha Spaid (David), Butch Spaid (Brandi), Kaleb
Johnson, and Brandon Bernstein (Tracey); great-grandchildren,
Macey Fowle, Shaylee, Jaykin and Trig Spaid, Bodie Revis, Navy
Christensen, Lyla and Landon Bernstein
