Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr

1928 - 2004  (76 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Samuel Curtis Johnson
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	2 Mar 1928	Racine, Racine, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930
  		1930 Johnson. 1930 US census, Racine, Wisconsin, enumeration district 51-40, Family Number 388, Johnson.
  Census	1940
  		1940 Johnson. 1940 US census, Racine, Wisconsin, enumeration district 51-61, Family Number 49, Johnson.
  Military Service	U.S. Air Force
  	He served in the Air Force as an intelligence officer for 2 years.
  Occupation	The fourth generation of his family to become President of S C Johnson Wax.
  		Samuel Curtis Johnson Visa. Samuel Curtis Johnson Visa.
  Philanthropy	-
  		Elimination of CFC's The Canberra times, Canberra, Australia, Monday 8 August 1977. Samuel was a leader in environmental issues like the elimination of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) in aerosol sprays even when the safe bet said that it would be harmful to his business.
  Died	22 May 2004	Racine, Racine, Wisconsin
  		Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. Obituary. Santa Cruz (California) Sentinel, Monday, May 24, 2004 section A, page 8.
  Buried	Mound Cemetery, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States
  		S C Johnson Mausoleum. S C Johnson Mausoleum.
  		S C Johnson Mausoleum interior. S C Johnson Mausoleum interior. Due to it's construction it is difficult to see the engraving on Samuel's crypt from the window in the door.
  		S C Johnson Mausoleum. Sunlight streaming into the S C Johnson Mausoleum through one of it's two stained glass windows. (Note this image is flipped. The "J" is oriented for proper viewing from the outside).
  		S C Johnson Mausoleum. A Veteran's marker stands in front of the S C Johnson Mausoleum in honor of Samuel's service.
  		Johnson Mausoleum. Run time 1 minute 9 seconds.
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Karen Andrea Johnson,   b. 16 May 1924, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin ,   d. 29 Jan 2016, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin
  2. Henrietta Johnson,   b. 16 Apr 1927, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin ,   d. 30 Mar 1931, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I22221	Nagel
  Last Modified	15 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Herbert Fisk Johnson, Jr,   b. 15 Nov 1899, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin ,   d. 13 Dec 1978, Wind Point, Racine, Wisconsin  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Gertrude Brauner,   b. 1899
  Relationship	Birth
  Divorced	1931
  Family ID	F7298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Imogene Powers
  Children	1. Helen Powers Johnson + 2. Samuel Curtis Johnson, III   3. Herbert Fisk Johnson, III   4. Winifred Conrad Johnson  [Birth]
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F7300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Mar 1928 - Racine, Racine, Wisconsin Died - 22 May 2004 - Racine, Racine, Wisconsin Buried - - Mound Cemetery, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr.
  		Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr - Businessman - The fourth Johnson to lead the family owned S C Johnson (Wax) Co. Known as a leader in the integration of environmentalism and business. - My 11th cousin.
  		Wingspread Interior. This interior shot of "Wingspread" that Wright designed for Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. of the Johnson Wax family says about every thing you could want to know about his talent. He was absolutely brilliant. He could take pencil to paper and see in his mind how well the lighting would work in this room. It was a skill that most architects would have to wait 60 years for computer technology to catch up to be able to match him. He was decades ahead of his time. While he knew that this is how he wanted these windows, it would be decades before a calking compound good enough to make them work well would be invented. Until that time the windows leaked a lot requiring constant reapplications of caulk. He was eccentric and that was central to his designs. In this case the vertical fireplace was an example of art triumphs practicality. The first time it was used, predictably the logs burnt at the bottom first dumping burning logs into the living room. The first time it was used was also the last time it was used. The stair case here is child sized. It went up to a Plexiglas dome that was there for Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr. to watch for his father who was a pilot.

  
  

  Documents

  Johnson's Wax Forms Venezuelan Subsidiary - Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. The Racine Journal-Times Sunday Bulletin (Racine, Wisconsin), 10 Feb 1957, Sunday, Page 34