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In memory of
Jory F Johnson
October 6, 1950 - February 26, 2022
Oct 6, 1950 - Feb 26, 2022
Jory's timeline
1950
Born
October 6th, 1950
Lexington, KY
1973
Graduated from college
1973
Trinity College, Hartford, CT
B.A. English and Theatre Arts
1974
Started a job at The New York Public Theater
1974
New York, NY
1983
Got married to Margaret C Johnson
1983
Paris, Kentucky
1985
Graduated from graduate school
1985
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA
MLA
Started a job at Hunter Reynolds Jewell
1985
Raleigh, NC
1989
Won ASLA Bradford Williams Medal for journalistic excellence in landscape architecture
1989
Moved
1989
Charlotte, NC
1990
Started a job at University of North Carolina Charlotte, College of Architecture
1990
Charlotte, NC
Had a child, Devin Johnson
February 9th, 1990
Charlotte, NC
1991
Started a job at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Landscape Architecture
1991
Champaign, IL
Moved
1991
Urbana, IL
1992
Won ASLA Merit Award, the Illinois Chapter ASLA President's Award, and Garden Writers Association of America Award of Excellence for Writing
1992
1995
Won Federal Design Achievement Award
1995
1997
Had a child, Adina Johnson
January 19th, 1997
Urbana, IL
1999
Brain Surgery to remove a benign oligodendroglioma tumor
September 15th, 1999
Urbana, IL
2005
Started a job at Champaign Public Library
2005
Champaign, IL
2014
Retired from Champaign Public Library
2014
Champaign, IL
2021
Heart Surgery to replace a mitral valve
2021
Urbana, IL
2022
Passed away
February 26th, 2022
Urbana, IL
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Created with love by
Margaret C Johnson (Jory's wife) and
Devin Johnson (Jory's son).
