Obituary for Scott Francis Johnson
Johnson, Scott Francis of Milwaukee, WI born to eternal life February 13th, 2021. He was born on June 8th, 1955 to James and Jane Johnson.
As a young man, He was a music lover that liked concerts and enjoyed groups like The Beatles and Warren Zevon. Scott and his friend Mike both picked up a guitar and taught themselves how to play together. They would play Bob Dylan at any party that had guitars laying around. Mike will forever remember Scott’s humor, always had him laughing! Scott attended Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, Class of 1973.
In 1979, Scott graduated UWM with a BA in Mass Communication. He began working as a TV Continuity Writer for Milwaukee Public Television PBS 10/36 in 1982. “It was only supposed to be a part-time gig!” Scott said, but he became dedicated and enthusiastic about the position where he spent the rest of his career until retiring in 2017.
Between 1993 to 2003, Scott also spent ten and a half years as a part of the adjunct faculty at Milwaukee Area Technical College teaching scriptwriting to telecasting students.
Scott was attentive to sports, he loved taking his sons to Milwaukee Bucks games. He felt he “hit it big” when he was able to take them to see the Green Bay Packers practice at the Brewers Milwaukee County Stadium.
Scott was delighted about extending his weekends to 7 days. During his retirement, he appreciated spending more time with his wife, Liz. He loved reading the newspaper as well as many books by many authors, his favorites included Stephen King and Kurt Vonnegut. Scott also enjoyed watching television. He liked The Three Stooges as well as a lot of Science Fiction Shows including Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Man From U.N.C.L.E, and Land of the Giants.
Scott suffered from COPD. He passed away peacefully with his two sons by his side.
He was survived by his dear and devoted wife Liz Hayes, his awesome sons Andrew (Diana) and Kyle, his lovely sister Karen (David) Pressley, his groovy brothers Randall (Patty), Gary, Todd (Judy-departed), and Erik (Dana). He was further survived by his good friend of 50 years Mike Hoffmann, and many wonderful nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his loving and caring parents James and Jane Johnson, his amazing siblings Jane (Glen) Gustafson, Craig (Karen) and Phillip (Toni). His good friend John Borkowski aka Juan and his adored niece Jessica Jane Pressley.
Scott was an admirable man that loved his family, friends, colleagues, and students. He will be missed by so many.
In place of flowers, please donate to the American Lung Association https://www.lung.org
Services will be held at Hartson Funeral Home located at 11111 West Janesville Road in Hales Corners, WI 53130 on Friday, February 26th, 2021. Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM. www.hartsonfuneralhome.com
As a young man, He was a music lover that liked concerts and enjoyed groups like The Beatles and Warren Zevon. Scott and his friend Mike both picked up a guitar and taught themselves how to play together. They would play Bob Dylan at any party that had guitars laying around. Mike will forever remember Scott’s humor, always had him laughing! Scott attended Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, Class of 1973.
In 1979, Scott graduated UWM with a BA in Mass Communication. He began working as a TV Continuity Writer for Milwaukee Public Television PBS 10/36 in 1982. “It was only supposed to be a part-time gig!” Scott said, but he became dedicated and enthusiastic about the position where he spent the rest of his career until retiring in 2017.
Between 1993 to 2003, Scott also spent ten and a half years as a part of the adjunct faculty at Milwaukee Area Technical College teaching scriptwriting to telecasting students.
Scott was attentive to sports, he loved taking his sons to Milwaukee Bucks games. He felt he “hit it big” when he was able to take them to see the Green Bay Packers practice at the Brewers Milwaukee County Stadium.
Scott was delighted about extending his weekends to 7 days. During his retirement, he appreciated spending more time with his wife, Liz. He loved reading the newspaper as well as many books by many authors, his favorites included Stephen King and Kurt Vonnegut. Scott also enjoyed watching television. He liked The Three Stooges as well as a lot of Science Fiction Shows including Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Man From U.N.C.L.E, and Land of the Giants.
Scott suffered from COPD. He passed away peacefully with his two sons by his side.
He was survived by his dear and devoted wife Liz Hayes, his awesome sons Andrew (Diana) and Kyle, his lovely sister Karen (David) Pressley, his groovy brothers Randall (Patty), Gary, Todd (Judy-departed), and Erik (Dana). He was further survived by his good friend of 50 years Mike Hoffmann, and many wonderful nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his loving and caring parents James and Jane Johnson, his amazing siblings Jane (Glen) Gustafson, Craig (Karen) and Phillip (Toni). His good friend John Borkowski aka Juan and his adored niece Jessica Jane Pressley.
Scott was an admirable man that loved his family, friends, colleagues, and students. He will be missed by so many.
In place of flowers, please donate to the American Lung Association https://www.lung.org
Services will be held at Hartson Funeral Home located at 11111 West Janesville Road in Hales Corners, WI 53130 on Friday, February 26th, 2021. Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM. www.hartsonfuneralhome.com