In 1987, a first grader walked a mile through a Wyoming blizzard on a day when school was cancelled to spend time with his teacher. He said his life in Mrs. Johnson's class was preferable to his life at home.

Such was the care and attention that Harriet Johnson showed everyone in her life.

Harriet Westenskow Johnson passed away on Feb. 24, 2020 in Brigham City, Utah from the effects of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 78. She was born in Delta, Utah on March 7, 1941, to parents who were teachers. Teaching became her own vocation after her graduation from Utah State University in 1971, wher...