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Roy G. Johnston 1914-2008
Roy G. Johnston 1914-2008
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His father was a cabinetmaker in sweden and became a carpenter and later a small contractor. after the 1929 stock market crash, the Johnston family moved to the los angeles area, where roy and his brother Paul attended alhambra High school.
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The partnership flourished because of the postwar boom in buildings in los angeles and because roy and george were natural partners, complementing each other's talents and skills. This was the beginning of a pattern of long relationships with the prominent architects of southern california, such as William Pereira, Welton Becket, edward durell stone, Claud Beelman, Adrian Wilson, I
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for the next 50 years, roy and his partners tackled over 400 projects per year. The list of projects is a true legacy and includes the original university campuses at the University of california, irvine, and Pepperdine, the lockheed l1011 assembly complex in Palmdale, the fluor irvine Corporate Headquarters, five medical centers for Kaiser, the Palm springs regional airport, and high-rise buildings that define the skyline of Southern California and San Diego.
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He guided the board through political distrust of licensing boards with his professionalism and "debating skills." governor george deukmejian appointed roy to california's state Building standards commission in 1986, where he served
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in those days, of course, you could not depend on computers. roy was recognized with the los angeles chamber of commerce construction industries award in 1981 with his partner george, the Usc engineering alumnus award for outstanding achievement in 1982, the institute for the advancement of engineers southern california engineer of the year award in 1985, and the structural engineering association of southern california's engineer of the year award in 1990.
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; daughter Judith Johnston, professor emerita in the school of audiology and speech sciences, University of British columbia; son robert Johnston, professor of theology and culture, fuller Theological seminary, Pasadena, and his wife catherine Barsotti; granddaughters elizabeth Johnston, attorney, and Margaret Browne, Montessori teacher; and his brother Paul Johnston, retired pediatric surgeon, and his wife lillian (nee rogstad) and their children.
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