William Woodward “Hootie” Johnson was born on February 16, 1931, at Augusta, Georgia and died on July 14, 2017.

He is a retired chairman of the executive committee at Bank of America.

He was also a member of the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame, and former chairman of Augusta National Golf Club.

Hootie attended the University of South Carolina on a football scholarship

His parents were Dewey H. and Mabel (née Woodward) Johnson.

Pierrine Johnson was his wife.

They had four daughters; Marie, Jennifer, Sally and Jane and ten grandchildren.

William “Hootie” Johnson passed away at 86 years old.