Brad Johnson [Gillette News-Record obituaries] Bradley Johnson - 03/20/01 Memorial services for Bradley D. Johnson, 40, of Gillette will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Erbes of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church officiating. He died Thursday, March 15, 2001, at his home in Gillette. He hanged himself. Mr. Johnson was born Sept. 12, 1960, in Brookings, S.D., to Duane "Dewey" and Judith A. (Quam) Johnson. He lived in Sinai, S.D., at an early age and later in Rapid City, S.D. He moved with his family to Gillette in 1974. He graduated from Campbell County High School in 1978. He later worked with various oilfield and trucking companies. In 1989, he entered Casper College, where he graduated with honors in 1991. He then attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie where he pursued an electrical engineering degree. He graduated with honors with this degree in 1995. He was a member of Tao Beta Pi, a national honor society recognizing engineering students for integrity, scholastic performance and participation in community and volunteer activities. Following graduation, he returned to Gillette where he worked at the YES House for many years. He enjoyed being and working with young people. He most recently worked at Triton Coal Co.'s Buckskin mine, where he was a production technician. He enjoyed his family, especially his niece and nephews, his numerous friends, the Minnesota Vikings, the Wyoming Cowboys. He was an avid and expert fisherman. He is survived by two brothers, Jeff Johnson and Greg Johnson; two sisters, Lisa Wanke and Joyce Johnson, all of Gillette; two nephews and a niece; an uncle Gary Quam of Brookings, S.D., and numerous great aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to benefit the YES House. Donations may be sent in care of Wilson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 734, Gillette, WY, 82717.