Tori Johnson, the 34-year-old manager of the Lindt Chocolate Café in Sydney, Australia, tragically passed away in the early hours of December 16, 2014 during the Sydney siege.
Johnson had worked at the Lindt cafe for more than two years, and had previously worked in other cafes in Sydney and in the US. He had worked at the Martin Place cafe since 2012.
He moved back to Australia in 2004 after a three-year stint overseas, working at hotels in the US and the Maldives, his LinkedIn profile showed.
He studied hospitality business management at Washington State University in 2002 and 2003, and held a diploma of hotel management.
Peter Manettas, from Nicks Restaurant and Bar group, where Johnson
worked for more than six years, told Guardian Australia he “always put everyone else first”.
“He was a leader. He was a very selfless person, he always put his staff before anything else,” Manettas said.
He said Johnson was close to his family, and maintained close ties with many of his former co-workers when he left to work for Lindt.
“Family was very, very important to Tori,” Manettas said.
“A day wouldn’t go by in the period that he was working with us that
he would not mention his family.”
“Everyone is deeply saddened ... our deepest sympathies go out to Tori’s
family. It’s a very, very sad day.”
Johnson had worked at the Lindt cafe for more than two years, and had previously worked in other cafes in Sydney and in the US. He had worked at the Martin Place cafe since 2012.
He moved back to Australia in 2004 after a three-year stint overseas, working at hotels in the US and the Maldives, his LinkedIn profile showed.
He studied hospitality business management at Washington State University in 2002 and 2003, and held a diploma of hotel management.
Peter Manettas, from Nicks Restaurant and Bar group, where Johnson
worked for more than six years, told Guardian Australia he “always put everyone else first”.
“He was a leader. He was a very selfless person, he always put his staff before anything else,” Manettas said.
He said Johnson was close to his family, and maintained close ties with many of his former co-workers when he left to work for Lindt.
“Family was very, very important to Tori,” Manettas said.
“A day wouldn’t go by in the period that he was working with us that
he would not mention his family.”
“Everyone is deeply saddened ... our deepest sympathies go out to Tori’s
family. It’s a very, very sad day.”
Tori Johnson, the 34-year-old manager of the Lindt Chocolate Café in Sydney, Australia, tragically passed away in the early hours of December 16, 2014 during the Sydney siege.
Johnson had worked at the Lindt cafe for more than two years, and had previously worked in other cafes in Sydney and in the US. He had worked at the Martin Place cafe since 2012.
He moved back to Australia in 2004 after a three-year stint overseas, working at hotels in the US and the Maldives, his LinkedIn profile showed.
He studied hospitality business management at Washington State University in 2002 and 2003, and held a diploma of hotel management.
Peter Manettas, from Nicks Restaurant and Bar group, where Johnson
worked for more than six years, told Guardian Australia he “always put everyone else first”.
“He was a leader. He was a very selfless person, he always put his staff before anything else,” Manettas said.
He said Johnson was close to his family, and maintained close ties with many of his former co-workers when he left to work for Lindt.
“Family was very, very important to Tori,” Manettas said.
“A day wouldn’t go by in the period that he was working with us that
he would not mention his family.”
“Everyone is deeply saddened ... our deepest sympathies go out to Tori’s
family. It’s a very, very sad day.”
Johnson had worked at the Lindt cafe for more than two years, and had previously worked in other cafes in Sydney and in the US. He had worked at the Martin Place cafe since 2012.
He moved back to Australia in 2004 after a three-year stint overseas, working at hotels in the US and the Maldives, his LinkedIn profile showed.
He studied hospitality business management at Washington State University in 2002 and 2003, and held a diploma of hotel management.
Peter Manettas, from Nicks Restaurant and Bar group, where Johnson
worked for more than six years, told Guardian Australia he “always put everyone else first”.
“He was a leader. He was a very selfless person, he always put his staff before anything else,” Manettas said.
He said Johnson was close to his family, and maintained close ties with many of his former co-workers when he left to work for Lindt.
“Family was very, very important to Tori,” Manettas said.
“A day wouldn’t go by in the period that he was working with us that
he would not mention his family.”
“Everyone is deeply saddened ... our deepest sympathies go out to Tori’s
family. It’s a very, very sad day.”
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