Alan Johnson

ALTON - Alan M. Johnson, 62, of 151 Fort Point Road, died Aug. 10, 2009, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass.Born Jan. 5, 1947, in Perth Amboy, N.J., he was the son of the late Stanley L. and Eugena (Miller) Johnson.Chief Johnson's career began in 1962. At age 17, he joined the First Aid Squad in Edison, N.J. In 1969, Alan moved to New Hampshire and joined the Farmington Fire Department. Along with other members of the volunteer Fire Department, Alan was instrumental in getting authorization from the town to start an EMS squad and provided training to 20 members. From this original group of firefighters the Farmington Ambulance Squad was formed. In 1972, Alan moved to Rochester and joined the Rochester Fire Department as a full-time professional firefighter. Alan continued as a member of Rochester Fire Department on the call force from 1977 to 1992, when he moved to Alton. He held the position as the first paid full-time fire chief for the town of Alton from 2004 until his retirement on Jan. 5, 2009.Members of his family include his wife of 15 years, Marcella Perry-Johnson of Alton; his sons, Scott M. Johnson and wife, Laurie, of Washington State, and Christopher L. Johnson and wife, Amy, of Alton; his stepchildren, Charles Perry of Alton, Annette Perry of Arizona, Kenneth Perry of Rhode Island, and Malcolm Perry and wife, Joan, of Derry; his sister, Eleanor E. Johnson-Muth and husband, Dudley, of California; and 11 grandchildren.Friends and family may visit Friday, Aug. 14, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the R. M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 S. Main St., Rochester.A funeral service will be held Saturday, Aug. 15, at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of the R. M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 S. Main St., Rochester.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association of New Hampshire, 20 Warren St., Suite 4, Concord, NH 03301 of online at www.lungnh.org or the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at 1332 N Halsted Street, Suite 201 Chicago IL 60642-2642.Visit the online guest book at www.fosters.com/obits