He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Catherine Ordile Johnson; a daughter, Rebecca Johnson Schaf, of Annapolis, Maryland; and a sister, Vicki Johnson O'Connell, of Summerfield, Florida. He was predeceased by his parents, Harold Alfred Johnson and Ethel Mai Wyand.

A craftsman and an excellent technician, Garry was a graduate of Camden County (NJ) Vocational and Technical School. He went on to an apprenticeship in wood and metal, working in several shops in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He met Catherine on a triple-blind date at the Ocean City, NJ shore, and they went on to marry and live in local Pennsauken, NJ for the next thirty years.

They explored his dream of sailing boats, from an initial 22' Catalina in NJ, through a sporty 7.5 M Tanzer. Then he got really energetic and finished a 33' Raider sailboat, in their side yard! A fourth boat was a Hunter 35.5' that they eventually sailed down the ICW and over to the Bahamas. Finally, they sailed their Hunter 43.3' in the Chesapeake Bay, the Bahamas, and the Florida Keys for several years.

They liked Vero Beach area so much in their ICW travels, that they bought a condo out in West Vero three years ago and sailed the Chesapeake Bay for half the year while living in Vero Beach the rest of the year.

Garry succumbed to Multiple Myeloma on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at IRMC in Vero Beach, Florida. Memorial contributions may be made in Garry's honor to the Scully Welsh Cancer Center. Please make the check out to Indian River Medical Center Foundation and earmark it for Scully Welsh Cancer Center. The check can be mailed to: 1000 37th Place, Suite 101, Vero Beach FL 32960

A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday, March 15, 2017 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm with a Memorial Service at 5:00 PM at Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home.