Warren, NH Richard Alton Johnson, 73, died on August 19, 2010 at Concord Hospital in Concord, NH. He was born in Manchester, NH, on April 16, 1937, a son of Alton and Alice (Villemure) Johnson. He was educated in Manchester, the military, and through various colleges in California. Richard served in the New Hampshire National Guard and had retired from the United States Marine Corps where he was a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. While in the Marine Corps he served as an Infantryman, a training NCO, a Drill Instructor, and as Assistant Brig Warden. He was a life member and officer of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Marine Corps League, and Disabled American Veterans Association. Richard attended the Art Students League in New York City. He won high honors for his art work both in New Hampshire and on the West Coast. He was a charter member of the International Poetry Society and in Who s Who of Poetry. He was a charter member and founder of the Americana 1800 Adventure Club of Saugus, CA, where he also served as a National Rifle Association certified rifle, pistol, and shotgun instructor. He also served as a hunter safety instructor with the California Department of Fish and Game. While living in New Hampshire, Richard was a thirteen year member of the Governor s Independent Living Council and the state s Vocational Rehabilitation Advisory Committee. He was a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society Board of Trustees and Chapter Services Advisory Board. Richard also served a three year term as Selectman and three years as Road Commissioner in the Town of Warren, NH. For several years he has authored The Flip Side, a column in the North Country News. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Rebecca J. (Young) Johnson of Warren; his son, Richard Arthur Johnson of Apple Valley, CA; his sisters, Pauline (Rivet) Woodard of Manchester, NH, Jane (Rivet) Mason of Auburn, NH, and Patricia (Rivet) Georges of Winter Haven, FL; and a number of nephews and nieces. A funeral service will be in the chapel of the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, NH, on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at 11 AM with Pastor Jeremy Cochran of the Wentworth Baptist Church, officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Chapter, PO Box 845945, Boston, MA 02284-5945 or to the Upper Valley Humane Society, 300 Old Route 10, Enfield, NH 03748.