Wayne Ellett Johnson ’67

Wayne Ellett Johnson ’67 died April 10, 2016. He came to college from McLean, Virginia. After Dartmouth he received his master’s in mathematics from Indiana University in 1972 and his Ph.D. in mathematical statistics from George Washington University in 1985. He worked as an analyst and statistician for several government agencies, including the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration, the Veterans Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2006 he retired in Rockville, Maryland. In retirement Wayne bicycled, walked, and photographed regularly along the towpath of the C&O Canal, which abuts the Potomac River. Every election year he worked as an election judge. Wayne and his wife, Beverly, were dedicated members and supporters of the Friends of the Historic Great Falls Tavern, spending a good deal of their time biking and hiking the towpath along the canal. He is survived by Beverly and children Alexander and Valerie. Friend John Hodgson ’67 remarked that Wayne was gentle, kind, loving, and completely devoted to his family: “He was loyal to his family and friends and to Dartmouth and he treasured Dartmouth get-togethers. He truly enjoyed math, and even after his retirement he loved noodling and toying with statistical-search and programming ideas. He enjoyed puns and was ready enough to be the good-natured butt of a funny story if one happened. Wayne was the kind of quiet, good citizen who helped behind the scenes and who picked up other people’s trash in parks. He was an utterly good, tolerant, honorable, generous person.”