Our friend Bobby Johnson passed
away on April 30th. There was
a memorial service held on Wednesday, May 2nd at Williams Southside
Chapel-Memorial in Gadsden, Al.
According to Williams Southside, there was no obituary. I understand that Bobby and Belle Jo were
living at a retirement community in Gadsden.
I am copying and pasting below the bio about Bobby from our 2008 reunion
booklet. It was written by Belle Jo. What a beautiful tribute to Bobby, their marriage and children.
“What a
pleasure it is for me to write this bio for Bobby. Maybe you don’t remember, but we were high
school sweethearts since 1956, and in the words of Sarah Palin, “He’s still my
guy!” In the early sixties we moved to
South Florida where Bobby became involved in construction, I began a long
career in education, and we reared two great kids, Robby and Amy. We loved our community and were involved for
years with the Optimists and our church, Flamingo Road Baptist Church. Bobby and Robby spent hours fishing in the
Everglades, shrimping off the causeways, and were outrageous fans at Dolphin
and Hurricanes games, but occasionally took me to Broadway plays, his favorite
being “Showboat”. We were active fans of
Disneyworld, Daytona Speedway, and the Keys.
In Florida Robby’s three children kept us busily involved until Robby
began his association with Lowe’s and ended up in Gadsden, AL as a store
manager. Amy, meantime, attended
Mississippi State, met a Jackson boy, and after graduation married Maison
Heidelberg. This led us to move to
Jackson after retirement and loving being near her three children. Maybe we’ll get restless after awhile, but
right now we’re enjoying the slower pace.
We just returned from a three week trip out West where we went to see
everything we always wanted to see. Life
is good. Your classmate has been a
wonderful husband and father. He’s kept
me laughing for over fifty years! See
you soon… Belle Jo”
* * *
O God our Father, Creator of all the living,
we entrust to Your gentle care
all those we love who have gone before us;
and have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again. . . .
we entrust to Your gentle care
all those we love who have gone before us;
and have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again. . . .
Eternal rest, grant unto Bobby Johnson, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
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