Robert Drew Johnson

Robert Drew Johnson passed away on June 22 in Salt Lake City surrounded by loved ones. Robert was born and grew up in Salt Lake where he attended Granite High School. He joined the Army after high school and served his country in Germany for a year and a half. Upon his return home he worked for JB’s Big Boy restaurant in Salt Lake and in March of 1973 was transferred to Reno Nevada. Shortly after he met his future wife Jane Louise Farr. They were married in February of 1974 and were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in the summer of 1982. Together they have 6 boys and currently 14 grandchildren. In 1977 he began work at Rainbo Bread in Reno where he worked hard for over 20 years. In the last few years of his life he obtained his Commercial Driver’s License and drove long haul across the US. It was during this time that he gradually transformed his spiritual life and was re-baptized into the Church, received the priesthood and attended the Temple. Drew had a testimony of the Church his entire life and never felt hesitant to share it with those he felt needed to hear it. He lived in Elko Nevada during the time he was re-baptized and he loved the people and time he spent there. While there he worked for Jentech Drilling Supply. Drew loved sports, especially baseball and softball. He was a phenomenal athlete and exciting to watch as he did what he loved. He was accepting of everyone and treated people with respect and love. No one could out work him. He knew how to work hard and did so until the cancer caught up with him, and even then he worked so hard to beat it. He could make a statue laugh, could moo better than a cow, and made snow forts and snow balls that would make the abominable snowman jealous. He was pure fun to be around and stayed young at heart his entire life. He touched the lives of so many with his charm and unexpected and brilliant humor. He was preceded in death by his parents George Johnson and Helen Jardine Johnson. He is survived by his sisters Patty Bergen, Evelyn Waters, and Ruby Roberds and his brother Wally, as well as his daughters Stacy Beck and Jill Barker and his sons Vincent, Billy, Monte, Andy, Brett and Johnny as well as his grandchildren. Viewing and visitation will be held Monday June 29th from 8:30-9:30 am at 12278 Lone Peak Pkwy Draper, UT 84020. There will be a graveside service that same day at 10:00 am at Veterans Memorial Cemetery 16816 South, 1400 West Bluffdale, UT 84065-4996.

Robert Drew Johnson

October 1, 1948 - June 22, 2015