Rosemary Johnson, 93, died on January 3, 2018. Shortly after her birth, she was adopted. At age 11, Rosemary was united with her biological father, and paternal grandparents, aunts and cousins. Her paternal relatives had a profound and positive impact on her life. After graduation from high school, she enrolled in the Milwaukee General Hospital School of Nursing and joined the Cadet Nursing Corps during World War II. When she finished the three-year nursing program, she moved to the Twin Cities, Minnesota, School of Public Health. After completing a Master's Degree, she was appointed as an instructor in the School of Public Health. In 1959, she was appointed to the faculty of the ASU School of Nursing to develop the Public Health and Mental Health Nursing programs. She served as Acting Dean of the College of Nursing (1964-1966). She then attended UCLA's doctoral program of Behavioral Sciences in Public Health. She returned to ASU College of Nursing to coordinate the graduate Community Health Nursing area of concentration. She was chairperson of over 50 students' research projects and theses. Rosemary retired from the ASU College of Nursing as Professor Emeritus in 1987. Her professional service experiences included serving on the National League for Nursing Collegiate Board of Review. She made accreditation visits to collegiate nursing education programs throughout the US. She also served as President of the National Committee of Graduate Faculty in C.H.N./P.H.N. She was a delegate to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. She was an outstanding faculty of the ASU College of Nursing in 1985 and selected as "Business Woman of the Week" by the Mesa Arizona newspaper. In 1993, Rosemary moved to Prescott with her longtime friend, Juanita Murphy. Rosemary is predeceased by her biological and adoptive parents and her adoptive brother. She is survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and her longtime friend, Juanita Murphy. A Memorial Celebration of Rosemary's life was held at Unity Church, 145 S. Arizona Ave, Prescott, Arizona, on January 13, 2018. Contributions can be made to the Rosemary Johnson Nursing Scholarship at ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovations. (Source: ASU Foundation)