Roy “Ernie” Johnson Ernie was born on April 3, 1953 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky to Roy & Edith (Jernigan) Johnson He grew up as a “Army Brat” living in Alaska and Germany. ‘ He attended Shelton schools graduating from Shelton High School in 1971 and went to work for the United States Forest Service. Ernie retired in 1997 as a Fire ~z» Management Officer and Incident commander of Western Washington Fire Team. He was called out of retirement to be Airspace Coordinator for the Forest Service. His number one prioritywas the safety of all the men working for him. Ernie was an inventor/ innovator of many things. He invented the Helitorch, which was used to light slash burn, an automatic hose roller, and a laser ignition system for lighting fires. He created prototypes of a remote helicopter to light slash burns and fire shelters for homes. Ernie loved his family and enjoyed spending time with his kids and grandchildren. When h1$ children were young he built them a hovercraft to ride in, He especially loved racing go carts with his son, Eric, along with fishing, hunting, and was building an airplane at the time of his death Ernie died from natural causes on Saturday, August 13, 2005 in Grangeville. Idaho at the age of52 years. Surv1vors include: Wife: Teresa A. Johnson Shelton. WA 2 Daughters: Jenny M. 6005 Shelton, WA Jessica S. Ackley Shelton, WA 1 Son: Eric R. Johnson Shelton, WA 3 Grandchildren 1 Sister: Sue K. Abo Shelton, WA 1 Brother: Rick D. Johnson Tacoma, WA Family and friends are invited to a visitation to be held at McComb Funeral Home on Friday, August 19, 2005 between the hours of9:00am and 6:30 pm or Saturday from 8:00am to 12:00 noon. A memorial service will be held at the Shelton Civic Center on Saturday, August 20, 2005 beginning at 1:00 pm. Arrangements under the direction of McComb Funeral Home, ~I‘4ml Obi/tum Mm , OCR Text: Roy “Ernie” Johnson Ernie was born on April 3, 1953 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky to Roy & Edith (Jernigan) Johnson He grew up as a “Army Brat” living in Alaska and Germany. ‘ He attended Shelton schools graduating from Shelton High School in 1971 and went to work for the United States Forest Service. Ernie retired in 1997 as a Fire ~z» Management Officer and Incident commander of Western Washington Fire Team. He was called out of retirement to be Airspace Coordinator for the Forest Service. His number one prioritywas the safety of all the men working for him. Ernie was an inventor/ innovator of many things. He invented the Helitorch, which was used to light slash burn, an automatic hose roller, and a laser ignition system for lighting fires. He created prototypes of a remote helicopter to light slash burns and fire shelters for homes. Ernie loved his family and enjoyed spending time with his kids and grandchildren. When h1$ children were young he built them a hovercraft to ride in, He especially loved racing go carts with his son, Eric, along with fishing, hunting, and was building an airplane at the time of his death Ernie died from natural causes on Saturday, August 13, 2005 in Grangeville. Idaho at the age of52 years. Surv1vors include: Wife: Teresa A. Johnson Shelton. WA 2 Daughters: Jenny M. 6005 Shelton, WA Jessica S. Ackley Shelton, WA 1 Son: Eric R. Johnson Shelton, WA 3 Grandchildren 1 Sister: Sue K. Abo Shelton, WA 1 Brother: Rick D. Johnson Tacoma, WA Family and friends are invited to a visitation to be held at McComb Funeral Home on Friday, August 19, 2005 between the hours of9:00am and 6:30 pm or Saturday from 8:00am to 12:00 noon. A memorial service will be held at the Shelton Civic Center on Saturday, August 20, 2005 beginning at 1:00 pm. Arrangements under the direction of McComb Funeral Home, ~I‘4ml Obi/tum Mm , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,J Last Name,Johnson, Roy ''Ernie'' #1.tif,Johnson, Roy ''Ernie'' #1.tif, Johnson, Roy ''Ernie'' #1.tif