Kay F. Johnson

December 23, 1927 – December 20, 2011

Kay was born in Grace, Idaho. Growing up, he worked on the family ranch. After graduating from Grace High School in 1945, he served in the Army in California and Washington. He then attended Snow College in Ephraim, Utah (playing football and baseball) and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City (graduating in 1955), where he met and would marry Maxine Urry, his wife for over forty years until she passed away in 1993.Kay began his career in Chamber of Commerce management in Winnemucca, Nevada and Boise, Idaho. In 1962 the family moved to Renton, Washington where Kay would spend the next 45 years. Kay was the CEO of the Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce for 30 years, and a Renton Housing Authority Commissioner for 37 years. His last four years were spent in Portland, Oregon. He was also preceded in death by daughter Kathy (1993) and is survived by sons Craig (Vicki), Mike (Denise) and three grandsons, Nicolas (Kristin), Ryan, and David (Nicole). A memorial service will be held February 9, 2012, 1:30 pm at Maplewood Greens at Maplewood Golf Course in Renton, Washington. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Renton Housing Authority.

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