Andrew “Andy” Pickens Johnson, age 99 - Waylandpost

Andrew “Andy” Pickens Johnson, 99, formerly of Wayland, died on October 6, 2025 at the Hebrew Senior Life and Rehabilitation Center in Boston following a period of declining health.

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He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 18, 1937 the son of the late Pickens Johnson and Margaret (Barclay) Johnson.

Andy was the husband of the late Alice “Allia” Mayhew (Gibson) Johnson who died on December 17, 2023. He was the brother of the late Barclay Delay Johnson. He is survived by their dear friend, Sister Adele Marie Ryan, SSM of the Society of St. Margaret in Duxbury.

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