A legendary high school theater teacher is being remembered for his impact on thousands of kids over 30 years.
On Tuesday, family and former students gathered at Taylorsville High School to talk to KSL-TV in the J. Russell Johnson Theater, which was named after Johnson when he retired in 2002.
"It's weird to be in this space without him," said an emotional Becky Pickle, who graduated in 1996. "I just think about how much influence he had, how many lives were changed in this theater, and the very safe space that he created for a lot of kids that didn't have a safe space elsewhere.""As I walked in the theater here, the little theater, just brought back so many emotions because this is where he loved to be.
Cameron Gardner, the current theater director at Taylorsville High, said Johnson's legacy still lives on in everything that they do on stage. "He was here for a long time and started some amazing traditions that are still part of the Taylorsville theater community," he said. "He brought a lot of the joy of storytelling."
Russell Johnson will be laid to rest at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, at 235 E. Sego Lilly in Sandy.
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