Daniel Richard Johnson
Daniel Johnson, 72, of Orleans passed away peacefully on January 5th at home. He is survived by his daughters, Deanna Johnson and Heather Hine and his grandchildren, Zackary Little, Sasha Painter and Alex Rogers. Dan was the owner operator of Continuum Antiques & Collectables in Orleans for over 30 years. A longtime beach walker at Nauset, his heart always belonged to Cape Cod.
A Man and His Lamps
(A Quick Story, In His Own Words)
My story started in high school working a part-time job rewiring lamps. Later, while at university earning my B.S. in Business & Marketing, I swung a deal with one of my professors to rewire some lamps he had for $5 each. This was a huge improvement over the 75 cents/hour that the collage cafeteria was paying. Word spread and I was soon rewiring lamps for, well, just about everyone around. By the time I graduated I was buying old lamps to restore and resell. In this part-time endeavor I was making more than most full-time starting salaries. I knew I was on to something.
I then spent 17 years working different traditional jobs in industrial marketing research and sales though my lighting passion was never far from my mind. During this time I visited many antique shops and collected a pretty large collection of old lamps. I then opened my first shop, in Connecticut, on a part-time basis while I was still holding my full-time job. Also, during this time, I spent many summer weeks on Cape Cod vacationing with my wife and 2 daughters. Well, after 8 years running my Connecticut shop I decided that my two passions, antique lighting and Cape Cod was going to become my destiny and opened my shop in Orleans.
It has now been over 30 years and am loving every minute of it.
Dan has made quite an impact on the Cape and with the people he has met and made friends with. You will always hear the same story, "Dan helped me with...." or "Could not have done it without Dan", or even "If anyone can, Dan can".
Anyone who has met him will surely say they were honored to know him, I know I am.
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Daniel Johnson, 72, born on July 17, 1943 and passed away on January 5, 2016. We will remember him forever.
A memorial service will be held on January 16th at 11 AM at Church of the Holy Spirit – 204 Monument Rd. in Orleans. Life Celebration Potluck to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations for end-of-life expenses may be sent to his daughters Deanna or Heather.
