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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituaries
David DeWitt Johnson
July 30, 1927 – May 18, 2020
Beverly Jean Archer
March 14, 1931 — July 1, 2020
Beverly Jean Archer
of Bend passed away July
1, due to complications
from a fall. She was born
March 14, 1931 in Periora,
Illinois.
She lived at Black Butte
Ranch for 38 years, where
she enjoyed playing golf
and bridge with friends and
family.
She is survived by her
daughter, Terri Brittingham
and son, Brad Combs;
along with her grand-
children, Aria Garau-
Brittingham, Ashlee Garau-
Brittingham, Jennifer
Bontecou, Justin Combs;
and one great-granddaugh-
ter, Elena Saunders.
A private family memo-
rial was held for her in late
August.
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David DeWitt Johnson
of Washington, DC, died
peacefully on May 18, due
to COVID-19.
David was born July
30, 1927 in Moscow, Idaho
to Blanche and Lauren
Johnson of Orofino. He met
the love of his life, Anne,
while they were both teach-
ing in Sisters, two among
the district9s four teachers.
They were married in June,
1956 at Trinity Episcopal
Church in Bend. They raised
two children, Shelley and
Phillip.
David served in the Navy
at the end of World War
II, attended Oregon State
College, graduated from
the University of Oregon,
and completed a fellow-
ship in public affairs at the
Coro Foundation in San
Francisco. After working
briefly in the fishing and
logging industries, David
spent his career in educa-
tion, teaching in France,
Oregon, and Germany,
returning to Sisters as prin-
cipal and superintendent.
In 1963 David became
executive secretary of the
Oregon State Scholarship
Commission. From there he
was invited to Washington,
DC under the Lyndon
Johnson administration to
direct the new Educational
Opportunity Grants pro-
gram, and its companion,
Talent Search. In this posi-
tion, David built a multi-
racial multi-ethnic staff that
represented the students it
would serve. He was pas-
sionately devoted to pro-
viding educational oppor-
tunities for low-income,
disadvantaged, disabled,
and first generation college
students.
After 17 years with
t h e U S O f f i c e , a n d
l a t e r D e p a r t m e n t , o f
Education, David joined the
Academy for Educational
Development. One of his
assignments was direct-
ing desegregation of higher
education in Shreveport,
LA. He next administered
the Academy9s International
Visitor Projects for the
United States Information
Agency, his staff grow-
ing the projects from
four to around 24 a year.
In all aspects of life, his
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years he organized events,
handled all things logisti-
cal, was a Stephen minister,
volunteer coordinator, usher,
office assistant, and every-
thing else involving spread-
ing love and hospitality
among people. He embodied
love. In its generous giving,
he received it.
He is deeply missed by
his wife Anne Johnson,
children Phillip Johnson
and Shelley Chambers
(Joe), grandson Brendan
Chambers, David9s church
family, and his beloved
cousins and friends the
world over.
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He and Anne hosted groups
in their home; he arranged
similar welcomes in other
regions of the US. In one
instance, a young visitor
became ill, but needed to
travel from Washington to
Chicago. David accompa-
nied him on the train just to
be sure he was okay.
T h i s w a s D a v i d 9s
essence. Hospitality, eas-
ing the suffering of others,
making the world a bet-
ter place for all. Many will
remember him lovingly pre-
paring a meal at the kitchen
counter, whether a sit-down
dinner for fifty to celebrate
Anne9s birthday, a weekly
gourmet dinner for the
men at Crossroads Shelter,
a simple family meal, or
hand-squeezed orange juice
for a visiting toddler. Over
years of vacations with fam-
ily and friends, David filled
the car9s trunk with his
favorite pans and kitchen
tools, hosting and feasting
uninterrupted.
David was devoted to
his faith community at St.
Alban9s Church, where for
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