that, "Dave's life was too meritorious to require fictional embellishments," and that, "Dave was a superbly conscientious and creative scientist." Several documentaries and docudramas have covered the history of the eruption, including archive footage and dramatisations of Johnston's story. These include Up From the Ashes (1990) by KOMO-TV, an episode of the 2005 second series of Seconds From Disaster broadcast by the National Geographic Channel, an episode of the 2006 series Surviving Disaster made by the BBC, and the episode "Rescued From Mount St. Helens" from the 2017 series We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry on PBS. Works Notes References External links David A. Johnston (United States Geological Survey obituary, hosted by the Cascades Volcano Observatory) David Alexander Johnston – memoriam article by Wes Hildreth – includes 1978 photograph of Johnston (USGS Geological Survey Circular 838, hosted by the US National Park Service) David Johnston – memorial page that includes photographs of Johnston following his arrival at the volcano (St. Helens Hero website) This is it – 1995 local newspaper retrospective on Johnston (St. Helens Hero website) The Victims of the Eruption – memorial page that includes a photograph of the Hoffstadt Bluffs memorial plaque (The many faces of Mount St. Helens website) Mount St. Helens - Victims – map that shows the position of Johnston and the others killed by the eruption (The Daily News, TDN.com) 1949 births 1980 deaths 20th-century American geologists Accidental deaths in Washington (state) American volcanologists Deaths in volcanic eruptions Natural disaster deaths in Washington (state) People from Oak Lawn, Illinois Scientists from Chicago United States Geological Survey personnel University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni University of Washington alumni