b"The stroke affected Maxs right side, and he was forced to give up work. But only officially he still made regular appearances at the office. Four years later, on 31December 1988, he would have a second massive stroke.He died in early 1989. Meanwhile, Clyde was also taking a step back Above (L-R) Clyde, Christine, JT and Max, 1970.from the business. His horses were his passion and retirement gave him more time to spend at the races. NOTHING STAYS THE SAME And so, Denis found himself thrust into They had dodged a bullet, but the stress running the company alongside his brother took its toll. Jean recalls Max feeling theJackwho spent several years in Japan squeeze from the banks and worrying aboutestablishing a Johnson's connectionand paying employee salaries. He couldnt havetheir cousins Peter, the purchasing manager, known that his investment would come goodand Chris, who oversaw production.one day and make the business a lot of money in the future. In Jeans mind, it was that stress that caused Maxs stroke in 1984. He got up in the morning and fell against the wardrobe, she remembers. I realised what was going on right away, soI rang the doctor and an ambulance cameand took him to hospital.48 JOHNSONS100 YEARS IN THE MAKING"