A Ross Johnson 1939 - 2021 Ohio - Virginia

A Ross Johnson
BIRTH
9 Oct 1939
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
DEATH
6 Feb 2021 (aged 81)
Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Cremated
MEMORIAL ID
222705716 · View Source
MEMORIAL
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A Ross Johnson, 81, of Vienna Virginia passed away on Feb 6, 2021. Ross was born in Cincinnati OH. After graduating from Highlands High School, Ft Thomas KY he earned degrees at Stanford University, the Fletcher School, and Columbia University. His Stanford Study Abroad experience changed his passion from engineering to foreign affairs. He worked as a research fellow at the Rand Corporation, as a research fellow and later Director at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and as research fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wilson Center. His numerous publications include the book "Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty: The CIA Years and Beyond." Ross was a keen traveler, a polyglot who spoke German and Serbian fluently, an expert in Balkan history and politics, and a tireless advocate for democratic institutions and a free press in Eastern Europe. In recent years he helped create the Hoover Institution Archives of RFE/RL legacy broadcast recordings and documents. Ross received the Laurel Award from the prime minister of Poland in 2001 and a citation for Meritorious Service to Polish Culture from the Polish minister of culture in 1996. In his leisure time, Ross enjoyed cycling, hiking, cross-country skiing, and travel.

He is predeceased by his daughter Maria and survived by his wife Diana, children Karin & Eric, and brother Reid. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Capital Area Food Bank () or the Stanford University Bing Overseas Studies Program ().

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