Graham Patrick Johnson

Graham Patrick Johnson, 15, of 860 Gordon Moore Road, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006. Graham was a sophomore at The Franklin Academy where he was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society in the 8th grade and had recently qualified for the National Honor Society. He was a member of the Franklin Academy Concert Band where he played the Tuba and participated in the Jazz Band in the 8th and 9th grade. He loved all kinds of music and was a member of the chess club.He volunteered each spring at the annual Wake Forest Herb Festival, founded by his father, Bob, and at the Autumn Arts Festival in the Fall.Graham loved the outdoors and he could always be depended upon to feed the peacocks, graze the ducks and most importantly, to venture back in the house to show his family how to change channels, use the remote or brew a cup of coffee in his new espresso machine. For his 9th birthday, Graham wanted a rice cooker and sushi supplies which he used generously to supply his classmates and teachers at Franklin Academy. He had many friends and will be truly missed.A Mass of Resurrection will be held at 10 o'clock, Thursday morning, January 19, 2006 at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Wake Forest Cemetery.Graham is survived by his parents, Robert Graham and Elizabeth Grace Johnson; sisters, Elizabeth Paige Johnson and Janna Clair Johnson; grandparents, Leroy and Dorothy Gonnella of Greensboro and Cora Johnson of Abingdon, VA; aunts and uncles, Steve and Patti Johnson Upchurch of Raleigh, Jean Volpe Gonnella of Greensboro, Lee and Holly Gonnella of Phoeniz, OR Scott and Amanda Johnson and cousin, Katherine Grace Johnson of Harrisonburg, VA; godfather, Christopher Roan of Memphis, TN.He was preceded in death by his grandfather, James Arthur "Bo" Johnson.