“The City of Oswego has lost a Legend”
OSWEGO, NY – Richard “Dick” Johnson, 86; of Oswego passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at his home surrounded by his wife and family.
Dick was employed at SUNY Oswego from 1961 to 1995. He oversaw the mailroom, and he also worked for Laker Basketball and Hockey ticket sales before becoming the lead operator of the score clock in Romney Field House.
One of the greatest rewards of working at SUNY Oswego was the opportunity to meet and get to know the students. He was even fortunate enough to become lifelong friends with several students even keeping in touch with them after they graduated.
Dick was one of the founding members of the Blue Line Club where he served as president, organizing the senior banquets and creating the Blue Line Club Hall of Fame which he was a 1993 inductee. In 2010, Dick was also inducted into the Oswego College Athletic Hall of Fame. He was also very involved in the Herbie Hammond Fund (a fund that honored his friend and SUNY Oswego Hockey Coach.)
Some of Dick’s other achievements include organizing the NYS Miller Classic Fast Pitch Softball League and the Oswego Softball Hall of Fame, which he was a 1988 inductee and served as president for 25 years. In 2001, Dick was also inducted into the NYS Fast Pitch Softball Hall of Fame. Dick also volunteered his time having served on the Board of Directors for the Oswego Little League, Oswego Minor Hockey and the Oswego Men’s Softball Assoc.
He was pre-deceased by his daughter: Kelly Mosher. Dick acknowledged that all his amazing accomplishments could not have been possible without the love of his surviving wife of 64 years: Sharon (Babcock) Johnson of Oswego, their children: Richard (Karen) Johnson, Kristyn (Tyrone) Johnson-Neuland, son-in-law: Wayne Mosher; eight grandchildren: Lyndsie (Ken) Jones, Matthew (Mollie) Johnson, Richard (Vinita) Mosher, Amanda (Michael) Kaine, Erik Mosher, Kirsten Johnson, Maddison Neuland and Gavin Neuland; and 11 great grandchildren: Odin, Arianna, Ethan, Olive, Leo, Ivan, Harper, Elliot, Lavender, Gracie and Finley. Calling Hours with a Celebration of Life will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be conducted privately.
The Sugar & Scanlon Funeral Home, Inc., 147 W. 4th St., Fulton has care of the arrangements.
