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Dr. Walton Adrian Johnston (87) passed away in the early morning hours of July 28, 2022 after being surrounded by his family in his hospital room. Walton was born in 1935 in Clarendon, Jamaica to Violet McDoom and Helmsley Johnston, attended college at Nebraska Wesleyan University and Medical School at the University Autonoma De Guadlajara in Mexico. He married Sonia Young in 1969 and, with their children, they relocated to Belize in the late-70s and then immigrated to the United States in the mid-80s. Walton was always seeking better opportunities and a better life for his family. Dr. Johnston will be remembered as a proud father, grandfather and great-grandfather; welcoming each new member of the family with excitement. He was devoted to his family, fiercely independent, an entrepreneur, charming, gregarious, passionate about life, and always ready to take on a new challenge. While he was confined physically to a nursing home since 2005 after experiencing three (3) strokes, his personality and love for his family never faded and he was always looking for ways to leave a legacy. Walton is predeceased by his parents, Violet McDoom and Helmsley Johnston, and his sister Carol Miller. He is survived by his brothers, Keith McDoom (Gloria McDoom) and Greg Johnston and his sister, Cynthia Douglas; his wife, Sonia Johnston; his children, Gregory Johnston (Melany Johnston), Wallene “Sandy” Maray (Angel Maray), Elliot Johnston (Abigail Johnston), and Justine Walker (David Walker); his grandchildren, Madeline Robinson (Kaj Robinson), Mason Johnston, Makenzie Johnston, Maxwell Johnston, Natalia Maray, Nadia Maray, Nia Maray, Sienna Walker, Nathan Walker, Liam Johnston, and Malcolm Walton Johnston; his great grandchildren, Sofianna Johnston, Ezra Robinson, Elias Robinson, Shiloh Robinson, and Meliana Johnston. Dr. Walton Adrian Johnston lives on in the family he leaves behind and he will never be forgotten. A viewing will be held on August 4th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at A Good Life Funeral Home and a Service will be held on August 5th with the family viewing from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and the service starting at 10:00 a.m. Walton will be buried at Chapel Hill Cemetary, following the service. Anyone who isn’t able to attend the services in person, virtual attendance will be available via zoom at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81344295949?pwd=bTRTMldCM01KUlh5S29NeVczVDdyUT09 The family welcomes comments and stories about Walton and, in lieu of flowers, would ask that donations be made in Walton’s honor to the American Stroke Association (www.stroke.org).

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Dr. Walton Adrian Johnston

March 31, 1935 - July 28, 2022