{Stamford, Connecticut}...Lomer Johnson, 71, and his wife, Pauline Johnson, 69, who died along with three grandchildren in a Connecticut fire on Christmas morning, had ties to Louisville, Kentucky. The Johnsons were visiting their daughter, Madonna Badger, at her $1.7 million Victorian house in Stamford when fire broke out. Badger, an advertising executive in the fashion industry, and her male acquaintance escaped. Badger’s three daughters, a 10 year old and 7 year old twins, died with her parents. Lomer Johnson worked at Brown-Forman in Louisville as safety director. He worked at Brown-Forman for about 25 years and retired about 10 years ago. Pauline Johnson was a retired electrical contractor who had owned John Waters Inc., a Louisville heating and cooling company. The Johnsons moved to the New York area about five years ago to be near their grandchildren. This Christmas season, Lomer Johnson had worked as Santa Claus at Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship store in Manhattan.
