Dr. Randolph I. Johnson

Dr. Randolph "Randy" Irving Johnson, 92, of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at Sunnyside Health Care Center in Cloquet. He was born April 15, 1920, in Cloquet to August and Agnes (Sandstrom) Johnson. Randolph served his country as a pilot in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II and flew 35 combat missions, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross Award. He was united in marriage to Pauline Goodwin on Jan. 4, 1945, in Sioux City, Iowa. Randolph worked as an optometrist in Cloquet from 1949-1985. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Zioneers; Dalles Masonic Lodge #181 A.F. & A.M.; the Golden K Kiwanis Club; Hebert-Kennedy VFW Post 3979; Carl Anderson American Legion Post 262; and the 8th Air Force Historical Society. He also loved hunting and fishing.