(Whitnall),+Corrine+Johnson

8718 Turtle Back Converse, TX 78109 cjmaui@hotmail.com
 * Corrine (Whitnall) Johnson**

**1969:**[living in Bellingham] After leaving school I lived in Oregon for a year, then moved to Seattle, where I lived and worked for 3 years.In February 1963 I married Ted Johnson (finally) and moved to Lake Samish.We have one child, a year old boy named Eric.By the night of the reunion Ted will already have left for our new home in Anchorage, Alaska.

 **1979:** We have one son, Eric, who is now 13 years old. In 1969, right after the 10th class reunion we were transferred to Anchorage, Alaska. We lived there for 3 1/2 years and enjoyed it very much. After 3 1/2 years, though, the winters were starting to seem endless, so we were ready for the transfer that took us to Arcadia, California. We fell in love with California, so were very disappointed to only stay two years. At that time we were transferred to Boise, Idaho, where we still live. Although quite a change from California, we have now learned to enjoy Boise. Last year we built a new house, so it looks like we're finally settling down. Three years ago I decided to get a part-time job. This led to q whole new career in mortgage banking. I am now an escrow officer for Mason-McDuffie and hope to eventually manage my own branch.

**1999:**Wow—40 years just flew by, didn’t it?After living in Alaska, California, Idaho & Oregon, we finally had enough of the corporate lifestyle and decided to live where we wanted to.For the past 14 years or so, Ted and I have been living and working on Maui.It is truly the most beautiful place in the world to live.We went to Maui on our 22nd anniversary, fell in love with it and moved there, something we have never regretted.The only snag is that our son Eric, his wife Linda and their two children, Connor and Carly, live in Des Moines, Iowa.Unfortunately, this means we only get to see our grandchildren about every two years.It’s a looooonnng way from Maui to Iowa.Thank goodness for computers, e-mail, etc.It does make the distance between us seem closer.  I hope everyone has had as much fun and adventure in the last 40 years as I have.

All in all, life has been good. A few hickups along the way, buy nothing is perfect. Hope everyone else has been as lucky. Hope to see most of you at the reunion. (I'll be the one in the 1957 letter sweater!! Still have it, and it still looks like new. I don't know what they made it out of, but it must have a half life of 1000 years!!!
 * 2009: ** It's impossible that this will be our 50th reunion!! Those things are for old people, not us!!! Well, when I reported in 1999, we were living on Maui. However, even the best things come to an end. Ted finally decided to retire for good, we we knew we would have to leave the island, as being poor on Maui is not an option. I did a lot of research on the internet to find somewhere to retire that met my prime criterion-no snow, affordable housing, and no state income tax. I kept coming up with Texas, of all things. I had never been in Texas, but we threw caution to the wind and set out on our new adventure. I had picked San Antonio as it seemed to fit everything we wanted. We've been here for about a year and a half and really enjoy it. It's nice to be so much closer to our son Eric. He just remarried in June to a wonderful woman with a 12 year old son, so we now have 3 grandchildren.

Corrine Marie Johnson, 72, of Converse, Texas was called home on May 10th, 2013. Corrine, the eldest of three daughters, was born in Seattle, Washington on February 17th, 1941 to William and Marie Whitnall.

Corrine recently celebrated 50 wondrous years with her loving husband Ted D. Johnson. The two of them led an adventurous life together, living and loving in many unique locations, from Alaska and Hawaii. They found themselves in Texas upon retirement in 2009, swiftly making many wonderful and dear friends who became their Texas family.

Corrine is survived by many beloved, including her husband Ted, son Eric, daughter-in-law Nicha, three grandchildren (Connor, Brady, and Carly), two sisters (Diane and Linda), three nephews and one niece.

Respecting Corrine's request, no service will be held. Her final wish was to have her family take her ashes back to Maui, Hawaii in order that her ashes join the ocean she so loved to watch at sunset as the sun slowly disappeared into the horizon. Published in Skagit Valley Herald Publishing Company on May 15, 2013