Veskel E. Johnson USAF Lt. Col. Retired

Born in Byng, Oklahoma, he was the 5th of six children of Jesse and Anne Johnson, both first generation Oklahoma Territory "Sooners". He was brought up during the Great Depression on the family farm with family faith, love and support from all the nearby relatives. He served in US Navy at the end of WWII in the Pacific and at Kodiak Island then earned his degree in geology from The University of Tulsa. He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and married Anna Hahn on July 30, 1955 at Randolph AFB. Two sons and many assignments followed: Brooks, Carswell, F.E. Warren, K.I. Sawyer AFB, St. Petersburg, Florida, Vietnam and Los Angeles AF Station, then back to San Antonio at Lackland then Brooks. His duties were many including a pilot flying C-47's for medical evacuation and supplies in the Korean War and C-7A's in Vietnam, commander of a missile site during the Cuban Missile Crisis, chief of Base Ops as well as part of development of the early FAA, missile navigation systems, satellite recovery operations, recruitment and manpower assessment. He was 32nd degree Mason, a 2 handicap golfer, a kind-hearted and beloved uncle, cousin and brother, admired and cherished by a multitude of friends. A devoted and caring husband of 52 years to Anna, a model father to his sons and daughter-in-laws, Neal and Carol, Eric and Christie, a doting and "puttering" Grandpa to Ryan, Kirsten, Brittany, Rory and EJ.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Odyssey Hospice, 13431 Blanco Rd., San Antonio, TX 78216 or your favorite charity.