Carrie Lane Johnson of Alexandria, VA, died peacefully Monday, April 21, 2025, at age 68 with her sister Chrys at her side after a short, though hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 23, 1956, to Earl S and Carolyn Harper Johnson. She graduated from Cottonwood High School in 1974 and from the University of Utah in 1978 with a B.S. in Political Science and a certificate in International Relations. Carrie always had a love for seeing the world, spending a semester in France in High School and College and later biking and eating her way through Canada, and the eastern U.S.
Carrie began her nearly 40-year career with PBS at KUED7, which is now PBS Utah. She moved to Washington, DC in 1984. She worked at HQ until her retirement in 2020. At the time, she was Sr. Director, General Audience Publicity Strategy.
On the side, Carrie was an incredible writer, authoring and illustrating children’s books for her nieces, poems for her grand-niece, and comical excerpts about the stresses of her life.
Although Carrie had numerous health issues during her life which she tackled with determination, courage, and bravery, she always highlighted the value of life to her family and reminded us that time is never a guarantee and to spend each day with the people you love.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother-in-law Randy Baird.
She is survived by her sisters Chrys Baird and Corinne Foutz, her brother Eric Johnson, her nieces Chandler Johnson and Caitlin Lemmon, her great-niece Lennie Eggertz, her brother-in-law Jason Foutz, Chandler’s mother Linda Sigvardt and her beloved cat Cady Bug.
The family wishes to thank the staffs at Cogir of Old Town Alexandria Assisted Living, Caregivers Home Health Hospice, Vita Care, and Bayada Home Health Care for the wonderful care they provided Carrie.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, August 16th from 3-6 PM at Starks Funeral Parlor. Donations in her honor may be made to PBS, the Cancer Society and The Parkinson’s Foundation. The family requests no flowers.
