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Margaret Eleanor Johnson passed away on July 16, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer, at her home in Edmonds, Washington. She was 83.

Peg, as she insisted on being called, was born June 21, 1935, to Harry and Dorothy Slick in Kokomo, Indiana. Harry was a Methodist minister, so the family spent many of her childhood summers at church camp, which became some of Peg's fondest memories.

In 1946, the family moved to Seattle, where Peg later attended Roosevelt High School. She spent many of her working years in restaurant management, displaying a knack for organization and leadership. In...