03/13/2026
Today was our “soft launch” opening of our new location, and we want to take a moment to acknowledge the resilience of our staff, the incredible support of our community, and reflect on what makes Johnson’s what it is today.
While we are optimistic about this next chapter, the loss of our home office has been devastating for many, especially owners, Bill and Lesli Kearney. They started this business in 1983 at just 29 years old, and through years of hard work, sacrifice, meaningful relationships, and an unwavering commitment to both patients and employees, they built something truly special.
To see all those years of work reduced to ashes has shaken them, and many of us, to our core. While we remain hopeful that we will rebuild stronger than ever, there are things that can never be replaced: photo albums of longtime patients, videos documenting their progress as they grew through the years, memorabilia from employees who became family and have since passed, recordings of Bill’s many lectures at Loma Linda, and countless pieces of history from our journey as a family business that grew from just a few employees to a team of 35. So much history was lost overnight, and we continue to discover things we didn’t even realize were gone until now.
With that said, the love and support we have received has truly filled our hearts. We could not have gotten through this without our team, who have shown remarkable strength and resilience, working tirelessly at the site to recover what they could while simultaneously rebuilding our new location, all while keeping operations running at our other offices.
We have also received incredible support from friends throughout the O&P community, who stepped in to help us secure new machinery for our lab and assist with fabrication while we worked to restore our in-house capabilities.
To everyone who has supported us during this time, we are deeply grateful. Thank you.
As we move forward into this new chapter, we do so with a renewed appreciation for the work we do, the team that makes it possible, and the community we are honored to serve!