[15], In 2012, Johnson and his wife donated Carolands Chateau, their large historic mansion in Hillsborough, California, to the Carolands Foundation. He had previously attacked his wife six months before in front of the couple's three young sons. Johnson invested more as shares became available, most significantly buying them from Harmon Burns when he got ill before his 2006 death, then from Sue Burns upon her illness and death in 2009. Nor did she go to court and dismiss allegations of wrongdoing as a gross example of a highly exaggerated filing, as Chuck Johnsons lawyers did. If you are, say, Willie Nelson, you can sing rousing odes to lynching and remain a beloved cultural icon, and even be invited to perform at the Democratic National Convention, as Nelson did in 2008. Christian Cooper documented the episode on his cellphone, that video was uploaded to the Internet, and social media did what social media does. She oversaw a project estimated to have cost more than $20 million. Nyetimber Launches Sparkling Wine In Honor Of The Coronation Of King Charles III, How Johnson & Johnsons Attempt At A $9 Billion Baby Powder Settlement Impacts Black Women, The Top 10 Richest Women In The World 2023, The World's 15 Youngest Billionaires 2023, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information. Funding has slowed down for Series B investments. Johnsons family is still involved in both businesses. JustMike650 He still has season tickets that his children and friends use. May 2010.~~, Catherine Bigelow / Special to The Chronicle, Charles Johnson, Chairman of the Board, Franklin Resources, San Mateo, CA. A good man gone but not forgotten. I was his secretary from 1992-1998 and loved working for him. Naturally athletic and competitive to a fault, Chuck started playing ice hockey as a young boy and continued through college. Charles E. Johnson Franklin Templeton, Financial Services He also enrolled in alcohol rehabilitation programs that his defense attorneys hope will influence Forcum's sentencing decision, Wagstaffe said. A Texan who attended West Point, Rupert Johnson Sr. chose the original company name, Franklin Distributors, in honor of Benjamin Franklin. [1], Johnson is one of the largest donors to Republican and Tea-Party-backed political campaigns. [22] After scrutiny of his donations to Boebert and others, Johnson stated that he would request a refund from Boebert and some other candidates, and that he would "do my part in helping to heal our nation and restore peace and respect in our democratic system." He handled the company's biggest acquisitions and flew to India and Russia to spread Franklin's business around the globe. Downtown S.F. Assigned to a guided-missile battalion, he ended up stationed in Germany. I wish the my deepest condolences to his family and friends. Chuck Johnson Franklin Templeton Death - Obituary: Chuck Johnson
