Johnny Gibson, who must have cut the hair of half the men and boys in Tucson over the years, died Wednesday night in Tucson. He was 88.
For more than a half-century, he took a little or a lot off the top in his downtown shop at 53 N. Sixth Ave. — a shop redolent of hair tonic, and festooned with everything from buffalo and javelina heads to grainy photographs of men flexing their muscles.
Though he sold the shop in 2001 to his friend, Tom Curley, Gibson still cut hair at the shop every Tuesday until about three years ago.
Besides his wizardry with a pair of clippers, Gibson was also a decorated veteran of World War II.
Johnny Gibson is survived by Pearle, his wife of 63 years; son, Steve Gibson; daughters Shari Gibson and Marsha Gibson; six grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. A son, Jim Gibson, died in 1995.
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A life celebration will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, June 18, at the Armory Park Center, 220 S. Fifth Ave.
Read more in Friday's Arizona Daily Star
