The Harry and Peggy Johnson Legacy and Outreach Fund.<br /><br />Coach Harry Johnson dedicated his life to making a difference in the lives of students, athletes, alumni, and families throughout the Tates Creek community. His leadership, compassion, generosity, and unwavering commitment to others left an impact that will never be forgotten.

But behind every great man is often someone who quietly stands beside him, supports him, and shares in the life he gives to others. For Harry, that person was his beloved wife, Peggy.

Harry and Peggy shared a life built on love, family, friendship, and service to others. Peggy was there beside Harry throughout the many years he devoted himself to students, athletes, alumni, and the Tates Creek community. While Harry may have been the coach, mentor, and familiar face to so many, Peggy was an important part of the life and support system that allowed him to give so much of himself to others.

It is with that in mind that the Tates Creek Memorial Group has established the Harry Johnson Legacy and Outreach Fund—not only to honor Harry’s memory, but to honor the values that he and Peggy shared and demonstrated throughout their lives.

This fund is intended to be more than a one-time memorial. It is our hope that it will become a lasting way of helping Tates Creek alumni families who suddenly find themselves facing the heartbreaking loss of a loved one and the unexpected financial burden that comes with funeral expenses and final arrangements.

To date, just over $4,000 has been generously donated. That is an encouraging beginning, but building a fund that can continue helping families for years to come will take the support of our entire Tates Creek family.

For many years, these needs have been met quietly through private donations from members of our Tates Creek family. In many cases, administrators of the Tates Creek Memorial Group have also personally stepped in and contributed when a family needed help.

This fund gives us an opportunity to continue that tradition in a lasting way.

The Tates Creek Memorial Group will oversee the administration of the fund and distribute assistance based on demonstrated need. 100% of donations received will be placed in an interest-bearing account and used exclusively to provide this assistance.

Every donation—large or small—is an expression of compassion. It is a way of telling a family who has just experienced an unimaginable loss, you don’t have to face this alone.

And perhaps most importantly, every donation helps carry forward something that Harry believed in throughout his life: taking care of our own.

Whether you make a one-time contribution or choose to become a recurring monthly donor, you are helping create something that can continue long after the initial memorial has passed. You are helping turn Harry’s legacy into an ongoing act of kindness.

That is perhaps the greatest way we can honor him.

Links to the GoFundMe account and a Zelle transfer QR code are available in the comments for anyone who would like to join us in supporting this campaign.

I want to personally extend my deepest thanks to each and every person who has contributed. Every dollar represents someone choosing to remember Harry not only for the things he accomplished, but for the person he was and the difference he made in the lives of others.

And to Peggy—thank you for sharing Harry with all of us for so many years. The Tates Creek family is grateful for the life you built together, for the countless people you both touched, and for the legacy of love, compassion, and service that Harry leaves behind.

Harry may no longer be here to help the people who need him, but through this fund, the example he and Peggy set can continue to do just that.

That is the legacy we hope to carry forward.

Sandra Senft

Harry and Peggy Johnson Legacy and Outreach Fund

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