Robert (BOB) Christopher Johnson

Robert (known as Bob) was born on August 15, 1959, to Norman Arthur William Johnson and Janet Mabel Johnson in Peterborough, England. He was born with pyloric stenosis and was the youngest child in England to have a plastic pyloric valve implant at five days old. He grew up and lived in a small semi-detached house until he married his wife, Elaine, in 1979. Bob was predeceased by his father, Norman, his mother, Janet, and his eldest brother, Michael. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Elaine; his elder brother, Richard; his Aunt Monica; and his cousins, Sue and Karen; along with other younger cousins, who all live in England. He is also survived by his four-legged canine children: Parker, whom he called Little Girl; and Traffy, whom he called Black and White. Bob apprenticed in the telecommunications industry as an electrical engineer and gained an associate degree in that field. He made his way up the promotional ladder, culminating in his emigration to the United States in 1994, where he became a Global Customer Service Director. His loves in life were his cars and trucks; his home, where he enjoyed improvement projects and creating new decorative features for the house; hosting barbecue parties and dinners, where he enjoyed cooking for his friends and family; and range shooting. In his late teens through his early 30s he performed in musical shows, singing and dancing, and took some major roles as well as moving on to direct and design lighting plots to show performers at their best. As a young boy of 13 he was the youngest person in England to earn the Bronze Medallion at water life saving. He battled liver disease for over 10 years, and, although he completed medical-based addiction counselling and stopped drinking, he was unable to undo the harm he had suffered. In 2018 after a car crash he began to suffer from seizures, and he was forced to take seizure medication which contributed to his decline, particularly because of his intolerance to the hidden ingredients in them. He was listed for liver transplant at Johns Hopkins. He will be remembered for his quick wit, humor, determination, generosity, and charm, as well as his high spirit and zest for fun and adventure. A service will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 3.00 p.m. at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA 20110. Bob would want everyone to wear comfortable, casual clothing with colors of your choice. A celebration of his life will be planned for a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to one of the Johns Hopkins Transplant charities in the following link: https://secure.jhu.edu/form/transplant

Robert (BOB) Christopher Johnson

August 15, 1959 - June 27, 2023