Steve Adlai Johnson, age 72, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Trussville, Alabama. He was born on September 24, 1953, in Sheffield, Alabama. Steve was the youngest son of Guy and Hazel (Jacobs) Johnson of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Steve graduated from the University of Alabama. Through the University, he met numerous friends and colleagues, supported academic and athletic programs, participated in numerous charitable organizations, and was a passionate fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Most recently, he served on the University of Alabama Museum Board of Regents and was actively involved with the University of Alabama Gymnastics Team and Opera Guild. Steve, along with his wife, Susan, attended most athletic events on campus. Steve previously led the restoration of the Jemison-Van de Graaf Mansion, volunteered excavating sites each summer through the Museum of Natural History archaeology program, traveled the world, enjoyed history and reading, and found peace in the beauty of nature. Most of all, Steve loved big, laughed hard, and was always grateful and giving. He lived by, "There is exactly enough time for the important things in his life."
Steve was preceded in death by his parents and his brother. Vaughan Johnson. He is survived by his loving wife, Susan (Prescott) Johnson; children, Bryan Prescott of Tuscaloosa, AL, and Portia Radocha of Winter Haven. FL; grandchildren, Pres-leah and Thomas; sister-in-law, Kay Johnson; nieces, Amy (Ken) Elmer (great-nephew Will) and Emily (Brent) Abernathy (great-nephews Reid and Wyatt and great-micce Mary Britton); broth-ers-in-law, Bill (Valerie) Speaks (nephews Gavin (Carol Lynn] and Trey [Sarah]) and Chris Speaks (nephew Taylor, and neces Katherine and Lilly); sister-in-law, Ellen (Spencer) Traywick (nephews Spence and Will); along with many other very loved nieces and nephews, cousins, extended family, and friends.
