April "Hecate" Johnson

April passed away February 26, 2026 at Wyoming medical center due to metastatic breast cancer at age 59. She was born the last of ten children to Robert and Alvina (Racca) Smith on April 7, 1966 in Lake Charles, Louisiana and named by the parish priest. She attended McNeese State University where she’d played volleyball. Many years later she’d meet Richard who played football for the University of Southern California. Once Together, they married in 2009 in Colorado, whiteness by their two dogs. They would then move to Wyoming, where she spent 15 years working as a supervisor. She spent many years before then working in the food service industry, in and running restaurants, doing construction, and managing hotels.

She enjoyed the outdoors takings walks with her husband and dog, sunny days at the park, bread and potatoes, a good sale, weekend adventures, the old gods, and anything fantasy. She enjoyed live action and living history, she and Richard spent many a time participating in such events together. Her true passion was writing, she wrote and self published a book with a friend titled: Sisters, a Journey of Houses Book I. The inspiration for the book came from her favorite video game World Of Warcraft.

April was born in a time when women were not their own person. She endured great betrayal and pain from her biological family, which she chose to live on in spite of the world she grew up in. She was strong, independent, a true force to be reckoned with. Her pain and experiences drove her to advocacy in any capacity. She cared so dearly for animals, children, and was protective of her people. She left such an impact on those around her, was encouraging to others to follow their own passions, always had a non-judgmental ear to lend, and would give her last dollars to someone in need even when she needed it herself. She spent the last of her years endlessly devoted in caring for her husband and dog in Wyoming, which she enjoyed despite the wind, because there are no bugs or humidity.

She is survived by her husband Richard Johnson, their fur baby Czarina, and the family of friends she collected along her journey. She was the best chosen family, her presence in this life is dearly missed, may her spirit find peace and At long last rest.

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