Gerald Ray Johnson

From the age of ten years old, showed skills in many types of artistic mediums – drawing, painting and the like.

Education Highlights:

1960             Navy Training – Junior Sea Explorer

1971              High School Diploma

1972             Custodian Training - Manual Arts High School (evening classes) Skilled in Boiler Room maintenance, waxing/buffing.

1973             Auto Mechanics classes

1976             Rockwell International                     Certificate Aerospace engineering drafting

1977             Central City Occupational Center (Junior College)

Certificate Completions in Mechanical Drafting, Architectural Drafting, Pipe Drafting and Electrical Drafting

1978            Los Angeles Trade Technical College            A.S. Degree in Engineering/Drafting

Military Service:

1975          United States Army  Sixth Battalion 4th Platoon - M17 Rifle         Honorary Discharge

Job Experiences:

Coca Cola employee – Fork Lift driver for lift #1 and double lift #2.Pallet repairperson.

Long Beach Naval Shipyard – Electrical Helper for running cables throughout ships.

Machinist – Micrometer reading for aerospace disk.

California Plant Protection – Security Guard Sergeant for 6.5 years

Aerospace draftsman for 11 years

Watts Labor Community Action Committee (W.L.C.A. C) worker

Surviving Family Members:

Older brother Larry Singleton

Five children:

Angelia Johnson

Qiana Johnson

Roxanna Johnson

Shantale Johnson

Sivaje Johnson

Fourteen grandchildren:

Perry Lee Adams

Pierre D. Adams

Raneequa M. Adams

Aleyus Daniels

Davionne Daniels

Deandre Daniels

Jade Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

Simari J. Johnson

Sivaje Johnson Jr.

Aaron Massey

Damon Massey

Jasmine Massey

Nicole Massey

Four great-grandchildren:

Aaliyah Adams

Neveah Adams

Akilah Buckner

Aaron Justin Massey Jr.