Obituary of Shirley Clayton JOHNSON

August 26, 1928 – Eston, Saskatchewan April 17, 2019 – Calgary, Alberta Shirley Clayton Johnson, beloved husband of Doreen Johnson (nee Germsheid) of Calgary, AB passed away on April 17, 2019 at the age of 90 years. Shirley was born on the family farm near Eston, Saskatchewan on August 26, 1928. He attended the local one room school until high school when he moved to Eston. Upon graduation from high school he would work at various jobs in BC and Alberta only to return to the farm in the spring. This allowed him to play and manage the Eston Ramblers baseball club for a few years. Farming and baseball would remain life long passions. He would often spend his vacation assisting on one of the family farms with harvest, trading long days in the office for long days in the field. In 1949 Shirley moved to Alberta starting a career with Transalta’s predecessor Calgary Power. His forty year career with Transalta, most of it as a surface rights landman, which took him around the province forming lifelong relationships. None were more special than the “Super 8” – who celebrated an annual golf trip for over forty years. Like so many of his generation, he was a builder in business and in the community. Shirley generously gave his time to the local community associations of Lynnwood in Edmonton and Triwood in Calgary. He coached Little League baseball for over thirty-five years and then donated his time to the development of the senior’s slo-pitch league where he played until he was 85. Shirley was actively involved with the International Right of Way Association and was a local chapter President. He believed in professional standards for all landmen and assisted in the development of the curriculum at Olds College’s Surface Land Agent program. Besides his loving wife of sixty-five years Doreen, Shirley is survived by his five sons Dale (Pat), Bob (Suzy), Don, Greg (Angie) and Sandy (Marlene). He was also blessed with ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Shirley is also survived by brothers Vic (Kaye) in Ottawa and Gary (Lois) in Eston, and his sister-in-law Maimae in Ottawa. Shirley was predeceased by his son Perry and his brother Ken. Funeral Services will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY () on Friday, April 26, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. Reception to follow in the Hospitality Centre at the Funeral Home. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to The Alzheimer Society of Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Administrative Office, 10531 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton AB T5H 4K1. Tel: (1-866) 950-5465, . Condolences may be forwarded through www.McInnisandHolloway.com. In living memory of Shirley Johnson, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Crowfoot Chapel, 82 CROWFOOT CIRCLE NW, CALGARY, AB, T2E 2V6, Telephone: 403-243-8200.