H. Stanton Johnson; Mortgage Banker, Active at Calvary

H. Stanton Johnson, a longtime Santa Monica resident and a member of Calvary Church of Pacific Palisades since 1963, died at home February 23 at the age of 86.’ ‘   Stan was born May 23, 1923, in Rockford, Illinois, and moved with his family to California, where he attended University High School in West L.A.’He enlisted with the U.S. Air Force in 1942 and was attached to General Patton’s 3rd Army, serving in Normandy, Northern France, the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. Upon his honorable discharge in 1945, he attended UCLA on the GI Bill and helped found and later became president of the Sigma Chi fraternity.   Coldwell Banker was Stan’s first and only job after graduating from UCLA. He was hired in 1949 as a mortgage banker in the Beverly Hills office and when he retired in 1985 he was a senior vice president, and director of administration.   Stan was very active in the Beverly Hills Rotary and Board of Realtors, serving as president in both organizations. Volunteer work was another big part of his life. He served on the Beverly Hills YMCA board and worked as the superintendent of construction to build Bel-Air Presbyterian’s first sanctuary.   When Stan moved his family to Santa Monica, he and his wife Carol became members of Calvary Church of Pacific Palisades.’There Stan served on the Elder Board and later negotiated the sale of the church’s property on Via de la Paz and supervised the construction of Calvary’s new gym, office and school buildings on Palisades Drive.’ ‘   Three of Stan’s grandchildren (Beck, Teal and Tait Johnson) attended Palisades Charter High School, where they all lettered in varsity volleyball.’He was a regular attendee at their games in the PaliHi gym.   Stan is survived by his wife of 59 years, Carol; his four children, Grant, Craig, Chris and Holly; and seven grandchildren.   A memorial service was held at Calvary Church on March 7.”’ In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to MAF.org, which provides air transportation for disaster relief and missionaries around the world.