Clyde John Bennett Johnson, Jr.

*Clyde John Bennett Johnson, Jr. passed away Monday, August 23, 2004. He was born October 31, 1917 in Austin, Texas, where his parents Addie Mae Brown Johnson and Clyde John Bennett Johnson, Sr. were temporarily residing. The family returned to their home in San Antonio a very short time after his birth and throughout his life, San Antonio has been his permanent home.

Johnson attended the Alamo Heights Schools. While in high school, he lettered three years in football as a halfback and three years in track. In his senior year, he won the city and county 200-yard dash championship and placed second in the city/county 100-yard dash.

After high school, Johnson attended Westmoorland College in San Antonio now Trinity University for one year and lettered in football as a halfback.

He attended The University of Texas in Austin, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration B.B.A. Degree with a major in accounting in 1940.

At the University, he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.

Johnson also attended St. Mary's University in San Antonio, where he earned a Juris Doctor law Degree. At St. Mary's he was a member of the Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity. He had been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

Following his graduation from the University of Texas, Johnson worked as an accountant for the Arthur Beynon & Co., Certified Public Accountants for about one and a half years and then accepted a position as the Assistant to the Comptroller at Joske's of Texas.

On October 16, 1941, Dorothy Naomi Musgrave, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walker Musgrave, Sr. of San Antonio and Johnson were married in the home of her Aunt and Uncle, Col. and Mrs. Thomas Cebern Musgrave, at 400 Alameda Circle, San Antonio.

Clyde is survived by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Musgrave Johnson; 3 sons, Clyde Johnson III and wife, Paula, Mark Johnson and wife, Carolyn, Mike Johnson and wife, Tricia; grandchildren, Clyde J.B. Johnson IV and wife, Kimberly, Rainey Johnson, Mark M. Johnson, Jr. and wife, Jennifer, Parker C. Johnson and wife, Macey, Michael G. Johnson, Jr., W. Sherman Johnson and wife, Sandy, Jennifer Johnson, A. Cole Cloud, Adrienne Cloud and Christine Cloud; great grandchildren, Kinslee Johnson, Kendall Johnson, Ashley Johnson and William Johnson.

On January 12, 1942, Johnson was appointed a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and served the Bureau in Washington D.C., Newark, New Jersey, St. Louis, Missouri and the San Antonio Divisional Office. He also worked on special assignments in the New York FBI office and served on the FBI Inspection Staff.

Johnson worked on several of the Bureau's major cases, including the President John Kennedy assassination and the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Spy case. He retired from the FBI in September, 1968 and took a position with the Groos National Bank as a Vice-President responsible for marketing and customer service.

On April 15, 1971, Johnson was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Alamo Savings Association. During his tenure as head of Alamo Savings, the Association became the fastest growing savings and loan in the State of Texas.

Due to the rapid growth of the association, it became necessary to relocate the corporate headquarters to a larger space.

Johnson was responsible for securing the necessary land which consisted of the full 900 block on Northeast Loop 410 and thereafter the construction of the two twin nine story buildings, one of which became Alamo Savings' Corporate Headquarters. The Association moved to the new building in 1975, and became the first Savings and Loan to locate on Loop 410 and the second financial institution located on this Loop.

When Mr. S.E. McCreless, the founder and Chairman of the Board of Alamo Savings retired, Johnson was elected Chairman of the Board, and continued to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer until he retired on December 3, 1981.

In 1978-79, Johnson served as President of the Texas Savings and Loan League - a statewide organization of all the S&L's in Texas.

He also served several years as a Director of the United States League of Savings Associations and was a member of the National Savings and Loan League. In addition, he was an Advisory Director of the National Association of State Savings and Loan Supervisors.

In 1945, the Johnsons purchased a home with sixteen acres on San Pedro Ave., just north of what is now known as Loop 410. When their three sons, Clyde, III, Mark and Mike became of age, they became involved in 4H activities and for a number of years, raised and showed Hereford steers and cattle at the San Antonio, Houston and other stock shows and thereby developed a strong interest in ranching.

In 1963, the Johnsons purchased a ranch on U.S. Highway 281 North and FM Road 1863 at Bulverde, Texas. The family moved to the ranch in 1965 and lived there for 16 years.

The family continues to operate the ranch under the name Clyde Johnson & Sons and since the purchase of the ranch, the family has raised registered Hereford cattle and each year in October holds an annual production sale.

In 1984, the Johnsons purchased a herd sire known as L1 Domino 75901 and according to the registration records of the American Hereford Association, this bull appears in more pedigrees of Hereford bulls than all but 5 registered Hereford bulls and 3 of those are sons or grandsons of 75901. This great bull added significantly to the quality and reputation of the Johnson's Hereford cattle.

Due to the family's interest in cattle and stock shows, and Johnsons' close friendship with Mr. Joe Freeman, the Founder and Chairman of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition and Mr. Gene Bickett, President of the show, Johnson became a life member of the show and was elected a Director in 1964. In 1970, he as elected to the show's Executive Committee and in 1972, he was elected Vice-President.

In 1974, the 25th Anniversary

of the show, President Gene Bickett suffered a heart attack several weeks before the show opened, and therefore, Johnson as Vice President, had the responsibility for running the 1974 show. In 1975, Johnson was elected President of the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo. Because of the time required, he declined to serve as President after 1976.

Johnson was a member and Past Director of the Texas Hereford Association, a member of the American Hereford Association; the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the National Cattlemen's Association.

In 1952, he was elected to membership in the Downtown Rotary Club and served several terms on the Board of Directors and as Vice-President and in 1970, he was elected President of the Club.

In 1984, the Downtown Rotary Club conferred on Johnson, a Paul Harris Fellowship award for Outstanding Service to Rotary.

In 1974, Governor Dolph Briscoe appointed Johnson as one of the three member of the Texas Water Quality Board.

In 1974, he served as the chairman for the National Conference of Christians and Jews NCCJ Annual Award Banquet.

In 1976-77, he served as the Presiding Chairman of the NCCJ and was awarded a Distinguished Merit Citation for his services.

In 1979, the NCCJ presented Johnson the Protestant Brotherhood Award. Johnson served several years on the National Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

In 1978, Johnson was General Chairman of the United Way Annual Campaign which raised 102.3 percent of their goal and exceeded the prior year by 12 percent.

In 1984, Johnson was elected President of the United Way and during his term presided at the dedication of the United Way new headquarters building on South Alamo Street.

He was honored with the United Way Service Award in 1985.

For many years, Johnson was very active in the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, chaired many of their committees, served on the Executive Committee and, in 1981, was elected Chairman of the Board of the Chamber.

He served on the Advisory Board of the School of Business Administration, at St. Mary's University and for many years was a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Business Administration of The University of Texas at Austin.

In 1979, the University of Texas at Austin recognized Johnson as a Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Business Administration.

In 1981-82, Johnson served as President of the San Antonio Country Club.

Johnson was a member of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI and served as Chairman of the San Antonio Chapter in 1974-75.

He had served as President of the San Antonio Council of Presidents, as a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Texan Cultures, of the American Institute of Character Education and also the Board and Executive Committees and Treasurer of the Cancer Therapy and Research Center.

He was a member of the Texas Cavaliers and was a member for many years of the Argyle Club, Los Allegadores, The Revelers and the Civic Club.

Johnson was a former member of the Board of the Texas Division of the American Automobile Association.

He was a member of the State Bar of Texas, the San Antonio Bar Association and had been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. He was also a member of the Texas State board of Public Accountancy. Johnson was one of the original members of the Paseo Del Rio Organization and served as an Officer of the Association.

He was formerly a member and Director of the Economic Development Foundation.

In the sixties when Trinity University was playing outstanding Intercollegiate football, Johnson was one of the founders and an Officer of the Trinity Touchdown Club. He also served for several years on the Trinity University Athletics Council. Working through his close friend, Mr. Joe Freeman and Congressman Paul Kilday, he was responsible for arranging for the United States Air Force Academy to come to San Antonio for a football game with Trinity University.

Johnson served as a Director of the YMCA for several years and for sixteen 16 years, the family hosted an annual fundraising gala for the YMCA at their ranch in Bulverde, Texas.

In recognition of the Johnson's involvement in this YMCA, the Board of Directors established the Clyde Johnson, Jr. Endowment Fund for Youth Development in 1990.

The Johnsons enjoyed fishing and boating on the Gulf Coast, and as a result, purchased a 50-foot Hatteras boat in Ft. Lauderdale and brought it across the Gulf of Mexico and through the Intercoastal Waterway to Key Allegro at Rockport, Texas, where he then kept the boat for several years, until they sold it. The boat was named the "DADA", his wife's nickname.

The Johnsons now maintain a condo in Port Aransas.

The Johnsons also enjoyed traveling and following his retirement from Alamo Savings, they made several trips to Europe, visited Russia, Japan and China and took many cruises, including two trips around the world on the Curnard liners, Queen Elizabeth II Q E II.

Johnson, his parents and family have been lifelong members of the First Presbyterian Church in San Antonio and he served as a Deacon of the Church as had his father before him.

There will be a private graveside service for family members, only.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer's Association at 7400 Louis Pasteur, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78229 or the Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation, P.O. Box 6927, San Antonio, TX 78209 or the charity of your choice

Special thanks to the personnel in the Alzheimer's Unit at the Forum and especially, Karen Kosub, the Director. Also, thanks to Patti Zapata with Vista Care and her nurses