News Staff
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Lawrence Thomas Johnson was born October 5, 1938, in Ainsworth, the third child of Margaret Jane and John Lyle Johnson. His grade school years were spent in Burwell, Minden, Cozad, Broken Bow, and finally rural Cherry County. When the family moved to the Mission Ranch north of Kilgore, Larry attended the Sunshine School for 7th and 8th grade. He went to O’Neill St. Mary’s for High School where he made life-long friends that still kept in contact with him until his death. He was a member of the football team, track team, choir, and drama. He graduated in 1956. He attended Chadron State College from 19571960 where he participated in choir and drama, and took classes in art, woodworking, and drafting, among others.