Apopka World War II veteran Carl “Phil” Philip Johnson Jr. celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday, Aug. 7, at Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake. Balloons, a birthday banner, and special guests gathered around Johnson’s bedside as Johnson watched his upstairs birthday party via Zoom.
“I feel just like I did yesterday,” Johnson said.
Johnson was born on Aug. 7, 1925, in Chicago, Ill., according to a proclamation from Mayor Bryan Nelson. After attending South Shore High School, he studied at the University of Illinois…