Robert Lee Johnson Sr.'s Obituary
Robert Johnson Sr. Obituary
ON JANUARY 5, 1956, ROBERT JOHNSON WAS BORN IN GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI TO THE UNION OF CLEVE AND ROSELEE JOHNSON. ROB ACCEPTED THE LORD EARLY ON IN LIFE. ROB ATTENDED DOOLITTLE GRAMMAR SCHOOL THEN ON TO WENDELL PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL. ROB WAS A BRILLIANT STUDENT.
ROB WAS A LONG-LASTING EMPLOYEE AT “LET US ENTERTAIN YOU”. HE SERVED AS A COOK AND WAS PROMOTED TO SOUS CHEF. HE WAS LATER EMPLOYED AT PACE, EVENTUALLY RETIRING FROM TRUCKING.
ROB WAS THE STAR OF THE SHOW WHENEVER HE WAS PRESENT. HE HAD A PASSION FOR MUSIC, SINGING, DANCING, AND PERFORMING. HIS LOVE FOR SMOKEY ROBINSON WAS EXTRAORDINARY. HE HAD A LOVE FOR NICE CARS.
ROB ALSO HAD A LOVE FOR BODY BUILDING AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. THIS EARNED HIM THE NICKNAME “TIGHT SWOLE” AND HE WOULD GO ON TO COMPETE IN BODY BUILDING COMPETITIONS. HE WOULD ALWAYS GO THE EXTRA MILE TO STAY IN SHAPE.
ROB LEAVES TO MOURN THE LOVE OF IS LIFE PAMELA “PINEAPPLE” JOHNSON; CHILDREN ROBERT JOHNSON JR, MORIAH (KARLTON) COLLINS, AND RYAN JOHNSON; BONUS CHILDREN DANNY, DERRICK “BEADZ” (AKESIA), ERON AND SHANESE; 7 GRANDCHILDREN AND 13 BONUS GRANDCHILDREN; HIS FAVORITE COUSIN WALTER; AND A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS, FRIENDS, AND ASSOCIATES.
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