{"id":99625,"date":"2018-05-21T23:31:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T05:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/celebrity-engagement-has-dolores-connection\/"},"modified":"2018-05-21T23:31:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T05:31:26","slug":"celebrity-engagement-has-dolores-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/celebrity-engagement-has-dolores-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity engagement has Dolores connection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Dolores boy who grew up to be a pastor is now engaged to pop singer Michelle Williams from the band Destiny\u2019s Child, according to People Magazine.<\/p>\n

Chad Johnson, 40, grew up and went to school in Dolores, said his grandfather Jim Koenig. He played local sports and swam and fished with friends on the Dolores River. After a church retreat, he became inspired and decided to became a pastor.<\/p>\n

Johnson found success in the ministry and as a life coach. He has served as chaplain for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Dodgers, and started his own spiritual retreat program in Phoenix that Williams, 37, attended.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe really went head over heels for her,\u201d Koenig said. \u201cI\u2019ve met her on FaceTime, she is a very pleasant girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams, along with Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles and Kelly Rowland, formed Destiny\u2019s Child, one of the best-selling female R&B groups of all time, selling 60 million records. Williams has also released pop and gospel solo albums. Destiny\u2019s Child performed for the Superbowl halftime show in 2013.<\/p>\n

According to articles<\/a> about the engagement in People Magazine, Johnson became smitten by Williams, who attended a spiritual retreat that he was leading. After an initial awkward attempt to flirt via text messaging, the two became acquainted via social media and FaceTime before officially dating. They plan to get married this summer.<\/p>\n

Koenig said the couple plan to visit him in Dolores, but he was not sure when.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know her music, but she\u2019s obviously very talented,\u201d Koenig says. \u201cShe\u2019s down-to-earth like Chad, so they make a good couple.\u201d<\/p>\n

On whether Williams might perform locally, Koenig said \u201che\u2019d pass on\u201d the idea.<\/p>\n

Chad Johnson is the son of Monte and Barbie Johnson. His brother is Brandon Johnson, general manager of the Montezuma Valley Irrigation District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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