BARRINGTON, IL - Bruce Allen Johnson passed away on October 21, 2013, in Barrington, IL, after a three-and-a-half-year battle with brain cancer.
Johnson graduated from the University of South Dakota with a degree in inorganic chemistry in 1976 and then pursued his masters at the University of Minnesota. He worked for the Valspar Corp. for 34 years, most recently as a Technical Director. During his long tenure with Valspar, he received a number of awards and was named on several patents. He was also a member of the Chicago Society for Coatings Technology.