James (Jim) Lewis Johnson was born on November 27, 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Earl and Nellie Johnson. He was the fourth of five children. As a young boy, his family moved to New Jersey and lived in a cold water tenement.
As a child, Jim enjoyed fishing in the Dundee Canal. As the youngest boy, it was his job to deliver a homemade lunch to his father at the paper mill on the Dundee Canal every day.
Jim enjoyed attending a storefront mission where Miss Catherine faithfully presented the gospel to neighborhood children.
James attended high school in Clifton, New Jersey. At age seventeen, he enlisted in the army. He spent some time on the West Coast and visited the same church In Tacoma, Washington where his brother, Earl, was saved. At the close of the Korean Conflict, James was deployed to Korea for a short period of time. After completing his tour of duty, Jim then received an honorable discharge.
James became an over-the-road trucker who drove his eighteen-wheeler through all 48 continental states.
Upon retirement, James moved to Baltimore, Maryland to be close to his brother, Dr. Earl M. Johnson, Jr. He enjoyed living nearby with his puppy. James frequently attended Grace Bible Baptist Church to hear his brother preach, and then joined the family for Sunday dinners following the morning service.
James loved family and maintained close relationships with his relatives in Maryland and New Jersey, and reestablished family contacts in Utah, Arkansas, Florida, and California. He never missed an occasion to celebrate with family.
In August of 2018, James was diagnosed with cancer and passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, January 6, 2019.
James was preceded in death by his wife Joann, brother Charles, and sisters Mary Stellita and Joy Jablonowski. He is survived by his brother, Dr. Earl M. Johnson, Jr.; children Douglas Jessop, Regina (Gina) Jessop, Valarie Scott and Debbie Miller; step-children William Corcoran (wife Kristine), Edward Corcoran; and a host of nieces, nephews, and grandchildren.
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