William Johnson
October 27, 1931- January 6, 2012
Dear Friends,
William Johnson, a beloved member of the Fellowship of Friends, completed his task after a prolonged struggle with cancer, at 7:20 am on Friday, January 6, 2012. He celebrated his eightieth birthday in October.
William joined the Fellowship in 1992 in Edinburgh, England. He was a frequent visitor to Apollo, sometimes staying for a year at a time, enthusiastically offering and sharing his skills and being. While here, many students greatly enjoyed and benefitted from his wonderful yoga classes. Not many knew him as a master welder, but there were a number of Apollo projects to which he applied his talent. William lived in Newcastle, and regularly travelled to London, Paris, and other European centers; always actively participating in the centers’ events.
On behalf of all who knew you, we thank thee.
The Elysian Society
Epitaph:
Apprentice Angel
Funeral Service Text: William Johnson memoriam 2012-01
Therefore there is not anything which returns to nothing, but all things return dissolved into their elements.
Shakespeare
You once told me that self remembering was like shivasana – corpse pose. For a tactile person like myself, this I is a way of keeping it simple. Only not to be too corpse-like. Thanks, friend.