Mitch’s biggest passions in life were flying airplanes and teaching others. He learned to fly as a teenager and was soon “crop dusting” over Eastern North Carolina and teaching others how to fly. He joined the United States Air Force and was a veteran of the Vietnam War and Cuban Missile Crisis. While always flying and instructing, accruing over 25,000 hours at the controls of everything from J-3 Cubs to B-52 bombers, Mitch also worked as an Engineering Flight Test Data Analyst, Computer Programmer, Systems Analyst and even Mathematics Professor.
He was a perpetual student, attending North Carolina State University, East Carolina University, The University of Pennsylvania, The Air Force Institute of Technology and The University of Central Florida, earning numerous degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics and Meteorology.
When not at the airport or in the air, Mitch enjoyed target shooting, collecting & repairing fountain pens, fishing and spending time at the beach.
Mitch is predeceased by his parents as well as his wife Judith (Madsen) Johnson.
He is survived by his daughter Nicole Conlan, son Mitchell and his wife Ashton, and son Christopher.
A graveside service will take place on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 11am at All Faiths Memorial Park in Casselberry, Florida.
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