While working the joint primary election/run-offs this year, I learned that NACA resident and co-worker Bill Johnson and his wife Cathy (pictured left) have a special need. They need a ride to Killeen, Texas on Friday, July 28th or Saturday, July 29th to attend Bill’s 40th reunion at Killeen High School.

The schedule of events begin on the evening of Friday, July 28th with a celebration at Stonebridge Café in Killeen about 7pm. On Saturday morning, there is a tour of Killeen High School, followed by a BBQ lunch. After lunch, Bill and Cathy want to visit Bill’s mother’s grave, then visit his father in an assisted living center in Harker Heights. After dinner, there is a dance at the Killeen Civic Center. Bill is hoping to locate a manual folding wheelchair with a 20” seat to take to Killeen.

Married for 15 years, both Bill and Cathy are wheelchair users and very busy people. An army brat, Bill was born in Fort Worth, and his father retired from the Army the day Bill graduated from high school. Bill contributes his time and talent in many ways, and is active in many disability civil rights movement organizations. He works most elections and tries to attend NACA meetings. He is a great storyteller and accomplished comedian, keeping fellow election workers entertained and happy with his numerous jokes and stories.

An oil brat, Cathy was born in Pampa, Texas, and is a graduate of Bryan High School. Her father was an oil consultant and the family lived in many places, including Singapore and Tehran. She is a Hemiplegia artist, who paints landscapes in oil. She has many of her paintings on display at Wheatsville Co-op, Zion Messianic Cultral Center at North Cross Mall, and at the Wheelchair Fitness Center in the Sears parking lot.

Both exercise at the wheelchair fitness center five days a week. They are also champion wheelchair dancers.

If you know someone who is between jobs, please let them know that Bill and Cathy are looking for a caregiver. They can apply for this position at Services for the Elderly, 2200 E. MLK Jr. Blvd. (477-3796); ask to be referred to William and Cathy Johnson. Also, this active couple would like to find a wheelchair-accessible home that suits their needs. Contact Bill or Cathy at: cbj1990@sbcglobal.net

Bonus: Here’s one of Bill’s jokes about Aggies and the Longhorns: These two Aggies wanted to go to a UT football game in Austin. They went in their car down I-35. They saw a sign that said “UT left.” So they went home.

by Gina Almon

(republished with permission from

NACA Neighboorhood News, May 2006)



	Focus on Friends: Bill & Cathy Johnson

		While working the joint primary election/run-offs this year, I learned that NACA resident and co-worker Bill Johnson and his wife Cathy (pictured left) have a special need. They need a ride to Killeen, Texas on Friday, July 28th or Saturday, July 29th to attend Bill’s 40th reunion at Killeen High School. The schedule of events begin on the evening of Friday, July 28th with a celebration at Stonebridge Café in Killeen about 7pm. On Saturday morning, there is a tour of Killeen High School, followed by a BBQ lunch. After lunch, Bill and Cathy want to visit Bill’s mother’s grave, then visit his father in an assisted living center in Harker Heights. After dinner, there is a dance at the Killeen Civic Center. Bill is hoping to locate a manual folding wheelchair with a 20” seat to take to Killeen. Married for 15 years, both Bill and Cathy are wheelchair users and very busy people. An army brat, Bill was born in Fort Worth, and his father retired from the Army the day Bill graduated from high school. Bill contributes his time and talent in many ways, and is active in many disability civil rights movement organizations. He works most elections and tries to attend NACA meetings. He is a great storyteller and accomplished comedian, keeping fellow election workers entertained and happy with his numerous jokes and stories. An oil brat, Cathy was born in Pampa, Texas, and is a graduate of Bryan High School. Her father was an oil consultant and the family lived in many places, including Singapore and Tehran. She is a Hemiplegia artist, who paints landscapes in oil. She has many of her paintings on display at Wheatsville Co-op, Zion Messianic Cultral Center at North Cross Mall, and at the Wheelchair Fitness Center in the Sears parking lot. Both exercise at the wheelchair fitness center five days a week. They are also champion wheelchair dancers. If you know someone who is between jobs, please let them know that Bill and Cathy are looking for a caregiver. They can apply for this position at Services for the Elderly, 2200 E. MLK Jr. Blvd. (477-3796); ask to be referred to William and Cathy Johnson. Also, this active couple would like to find a wheelchair-accessible home that suits their needs. Contact Bill or Cathy at: cbj1990@sbcglobal.net Bonus: Here’s one of Bill’s jokes about Aggies and the Longhorns: These two Aggies wanted to go to a UT football game in Austin. They went in their car down I-35. They saw a sign that said “UT left.” So they went home. by Gina Almon (republished with permission from NACA Neighboorhood News, May 2006)







Above are just a few of Cathy Johnson’s paintings now on display at Zion Messianic Cultral Center in North Cross Mall (all photos by Valerie Fouche)