 He was married to Judy and they had two sons , David and Peter . David played 10 matches for South Australia at first @-@ class level ; he later became an administrator and was the Chief Executive of the Tasmanian Cricket Association at the time of his father 's death . After the death of his wife in 2004 , Johnston moved from the Gold Coast to a Sydney nursing home to be close to his son Peter . He died peacefully in a Sydney nursing home on 25 May 2007 . Also , he is survived by a younger brother , Bruce . 
