Johnson remained in character, even while eating lunch in the cafeteria in his red suit, said Christine Dattolo, a skin care saleswoman. While playing Santa on Christmas Eve, Mr. Johnson died, he was living his lifelong dream: he had been hired to play Santa on the ninth floor of the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in Manhattan. Badger declined to comment when reached on Sunday in her hospital room. She had begun divorce proceedings with her husband, Matthew, who lives in Manhattan, but they had an amicable relationship, another relative said.
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She rose to prominence for her work on a Calvin Klein ad campaign in the early 1990s that featured Mark Wahlberg. Badger founded an advertising company, now called Badger & Winters Group. Johnson was an electrical contractor, and had been an owner of John Waters Inc., a heating and cooling company in Louisville. Johnson served in the United States Air Force, lived most of their lives in Louisville, Ky., before moving to the New York area to be closer to their granddaughters, the family member said. The Johnsons, who met in Canada while Mr. “If you want to talk about a good time, try listening to and talking with kids at Christmas.” Johnson wrote in the online advertisement. “I have enjoyed it more than any job I’ve ever had,” Mr. On the site, there are pictures of him on visits to nursing homes and with his granddaughters. He advertised his services through a Web site,, where he went by “Happy Santa.” He cultivated a long white beard after he stopped shaving on the day he retired in August 2000.
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Lomer Johnson, 71, a former safety director for the Brown-Forman Corporation, had long aspired to be a professional Santa Claus, said a family member who did not want to be identified. They have five fatalities they have to do everything the right way.” “According to the fire marshal, this investigation could go on for six months. “I heard it was a Christmas tree, I heard a million things,” Chief Conte said. Responding to reports that embers from a fireplace may have sparked the blaze, Chief Conte said the city fire marshal’s office had not completed its investigation or revealed the cause of the fire to him. It remained unclear whether the house had smoke detectors. The mayor of Stamford, Michael Pavia, said on Monday that the fire was believed to be accidental, but that the precise cause had not been determined.
Johnson, his wife, Pauline, and the girls, who were trapped on the upper floors after parts of the house began to collapse, according to the Stamford Fire Department. Firefighters arrived quickly, but were unable to reach Mr. Borcina’s screams as they fled into the street. Neighbors at the scene described flames shooting from the windows of the three-story, 19th-century house overlooking Long Island Sound around 5 a.m.
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