Family and Death
In 1991, Johnston wrote his memoirs Tex Johnston: Jet Age Test Pilot with writer Charles Barton.
Johnston developed Alzheimer's disease in the 1990s and died in 1998. He is survived by his wife DeLores and three children.
Read more about this topic: Alvin M. Johnston
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