Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. today in Holy Family Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Pemberton officiating. Burial will be private. Arrangements are by Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.
Of his many civic activities, Mr. Johnson was perhaps best known for more than a decade of work that led to the creation of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. He served on the first D/FW Airport Board, resigning in 1976.
He had practiced law with Cantey, Hanger, Johnson, Scarborough & Gooch and was president of Cicero Lumber Co. before taking the reins of Carter Publications, then the Star-Telegram's parent company, in November 1961.
At the time, Carter Publications included the newspaper and WBAP television and radio. Jack Tinsley, retired editor and vice president, said he brought strong management skills to the position of vice president and general manager.
"Johnson was effectively in charge at the paper," Tinsley said. "He was a good manager and a good businessman and was well respected in the community."
He was the former son-in-law of Star-Telegram founder Amon G. Carter Sr. He was married to Ruth Carter (now Stevenson) from 1946 to 1977. He married Betty Knight Kritser in 1978.
He resigned from Carter Publications in February 1968. Later that year, he was named executive in residence and professor of management at Texas Christian University.
Among the boards he served on were the Texas Law Enforcement Foundation, the Fort Worth Park Board, Fort Worth Children's Hospital (now Cook Children's Medical Center), Saint Joseph Hospital, the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, the Lumbermen's Association of Texas and the Better Business Bureau.
Gov. Allan Shivers appointed him to the board of regents of University of Texas in the late 1950s.
He was born Feb. 4, 1918, in Fort Worth to Katherine Lehane and J. Lee Johnson Jr., whose business interests included lumber, oil and banking. He graduated from the old Central High School and attended Kemper Military Academy and Texas Christian University before World War II.
He enlisted in the Army as a private and served for 5 years, rising to the rank of major. In 1949, he was valedictorian of his law school class at the University of Notre Dame.
Along with Bayard Friedman and H.B. Fuqua, he is credited with negotiating in the 1960s an agreement between Fort Worth and Dallas to build D/FW Airport. The trio received the Exchange Club's Golden Deeds Award in 1966.
He loved golf, building model railroads, reading, listening to music and reading to children at Charles E. Nash Elementary School, son J. Lee Johnson IV said Monday.
"This is a great loss," said Paul R. Ray, a businessman and a longtime friend. "He was a guy with a great sense of humor. Even though very ill with a stroke, he never lost his sense of humor."
Survivors include his wife; his children, his stepchildren, 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; sister, and nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to The WARM Place, 1510 Cooper St., Fort Worth, TX 76104; or favorite charity.
Of his many civic activities, Mr. Johnson was perhaps best known for more than a decade of work that led to the creation of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. He served on the first D/FW Airport Board, resigning in 1976.
He had practiced law with Cantey, Hanger, Johnson, Scarborough & Gooch and was president of Cicero Lumber Co. before taking the reins of Carter Publications, then the Star-Telegram's parent company, in November 1961.
At the time, Carter Publications included the newspaper and WBAP television and radio. Jack Tinsley, retired editor and vice president, said he brought strong management skills to the position of vice president and general manager.
"Johnson was effectively in charge at the paper," Tinsley said. "He was a good manager and a good businessman and was well respected in the community."
He was the former son-in-law of Star-Telegram founder Amon G. Carter Sr. He was married to Ruth Carter (now Stevenson) from 1946 to 1977. He married Betty Knight Kritser in 1978.
He resigned from Carter Publications in February 1968. Later that year, he was named executive in residence and professor of management at Texas Christian University.
Among the boards he served on were the Texas Law Enforcement Foundation, the Fort Worth Park Board, Fort Worth Children's Hospital (now Cook Children's Medical Center), Saint Joseph Hospital, the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, the Lumbermen's Association of Texas and the Better Business Bureau.
Gov. Allan Shivers appointed him to the board of regents of University of Texas in the late 1950s.
He was born Feb. 4, 1918, in Fort Worth to Katherine Lehane and J. Lee Johnson Jr., whose business interests included lumber, oil and banking. He graduated from the old Central High School and attended Kemper Military Academy and Texas Christian University before World War II.
He enlisted in the Army as a private and served for 5 years, rising to the rank of major. In 1949, he was valedictorian of his law school class at the University of Notre Dame.
Along with Bayard Friedman and H.B. Fuqua, he is credited with negotiating in the 1960s an agreement between Fort Worth and Dallas to build D/FW Airport. The trio received the Exchange Club's Golden Deeds Award in 1966.
He loved golf, building model railroads, reading, listening to music and reading to children at Charles E. Nash Elementary School, son J. Lee Johnson IV said Monday.
"This is a great loss," said Paul R. Ray, a businessman and a longtime friend. "He was a guy with a great sense of humor. Even though very ill with a stroke, he never lost his sense of humor."
Survivors include his wife; his children, his stepchildren, 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; sister, and nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to The WARM Place, 1510 Cooper St., Fort Worth, TX 76104; or favorite charity.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. today in Holy Family Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Pemberton officiating. Burial will be private. Arrangements are by Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.
Of his many civic activities, Mr. Johnson was perhaps best known for more than a decade of work that led to the creation of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. He served on the first D/FW Airport Board, resigning in 1976.
He had practiced law with Cantey, Hanger, Johnson, Scarborough & Gooch and was president of Cicero Lumber Co. before taking the reins of Carter Publications, then the Star-Telegram's parent company, in November 1961.
At the time, Carter Publications included the newspaper and WBAP television and radio. Jack Tinsley, retired editor and vice president, said he brought strong management skills to the position of vice president and general manager.
"Johnson was effectively in charge at the paper," Tinsley said. "He was a good manager and a good businessman and was well respected in the community."
He was the former son-in-law of Star-Telegram founder Amon G. Carter Sr. He was married to Ruth Carter (now Stevenson) from 1946 to 1977. He married Betty Knight Kritser in 1978.
He resigned from Carter Publications in February 1968. Later that year, he was named executive in residence and professor of management at Texas Christian University.
Among the boards he served on were the Texas Law Enforcement Foundation, the Fort Worth Park Board, Fort Worth Children's Hospital (now Cook Children's Medical Center), Saint Joseph Hospital, the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, the Lumbermen's Association of Texas and the Better Business Bureau.
Gov. Allan Shivers appointed him to the board of regents of University of Texas in the late 1950s.
He was born Feb. 4, 1918, in Fort Worth to Katherine Lehane and J. Lee Johnson Jr., whose business interests included lumber, oil and banking. He graduated from the old Central High School and attended Kemper Military Academy and Texas Christian University before World War II.
He enlisted in the Army as a private and served for 5 years, rising to the rank of major. In 1949, he was valedictorian of his law school class at the University of Notre Dame.
Along with Bayard Friedman and H.B. Fuqua, he is credited with negotiating in the 1960s an agreement between Fort Worth and Dallas to build D/FW Airport. The trio received the Exchange Club's Golden Deeds Award in 1966.
He loved golf, building model railroads, reading, listening to music and reading to children at Charles E. Nash Elementary School, son J. Lee Johnson IV said Monday.
"This is a great loss," said Paul R. Ray, a businessman and a longtime friend. "He was a guy with a great sense of humor. Even though very ill with a stroke, he never lost his sense of humor."
Survivors include his wife; his children, his stepchildren, 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; sister, and nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to The WARM Place, 1510 Cooper St., Fort Worth, TX 76104; or favorite charity.
Of his many civic activities, Mr. Johnson was perhaps best known for more than a decade of work that led to the creation of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. He served on the first D/FW Airport Board, resigning in 1976.
He had practiced law with Cantey, Hanger, Johnson, Scarborough & Gooch and was president of Cicero Lumber Co. before taking the reins of Carter Publications, then the Star-Telegram's parent company, in November 1961.
At the time, Carter Publications included the newspaper and WBAP television and radio. Jack Tinsley, retired editor and vice president, said he brought strong management skills to the position of vice president and general manager.
"Johnson was effectively in charge at the paper," Tinsley said. "He was a good manager and a good businessman and was well respected in the community."
He was the former son-in-law of Star-Telegram founder Amon G. Carter Sr. He was married to Ruth Carter (now Stevenson) from 1946 to 1977. He married Betty Knight Kritser in 1978.
He resigned from Carter Publications in February 1968. Later that year, he was named executive in residence and professor of management at Texas Christian University.
Among the boards he served on were the Texas Law Enforcement Foundation, the Fort Worth Park Board, Fort Worth Children's Hospital (now Cook Children's Medical Center), Saint Joseph Hospital, the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, the Lumbermen's Association of Texas and the Better Business Bureau.
Gov. Allan Shivers appointed him to the board of regents of University of Texas in the late 1950s.
He was born Feb. 4, 1918, in Fort Worth to Katherine Lehane and J. Lee Johnson Jr., whose business interests included lumber, oil and banking. He graduated from the old Central High School and attended Kemper Military Academy and Texas Christian University before World War II.
He enlisted in the Army as a private and served for 5 years, rising to the rank of major. In 1949, he was valedictorian of his law school class at the University of Notre Dame.
Along with Bayard Friedman and H.B. Fuqua, he is credited with negotiating in the 1960s an agreement between Fort Worth and Dallas to build D/FW Airport. The trio received the Exchange Club's Golden Deeds Award in 1966.
He loved golf, building model railroads, reading, listening to music and reading to children at Charles E. Nash Elementary School, son J. Lee Johnson IV said Monday.
"This is a great loss," said Paul R. Ray, a businessman and a longtime friend. "He was a guy with a great sense of humor. Even though very ill with a stroke, he never lost his sense of humor."
Survivors include his wife; his children, his stepchildren, 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; sister, and nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to The WARM Place, 1510 Cooper St., Fort Worth, TX 76104; or favorite charity.
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