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Eric Johnson Obituary
Age 58, of Elmira, NY. He was born August 7, 1949 in New York City, son of Leroy and Mary Barbara (Carroll) Johnson and passed away Monday, July 7, 2008, at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center. He is survived by his daughter, Rashana; son, Tavaughn; along with their mother, Cheryl Jackson; loving companion, Sue Goodwin and her family; his parents, Mary and Leroy; siblings, Bobby, Saundra, Rudine, Rita, Vanessa, Cepeda and Jan; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and beloved friends. Eric was a natural athlete. He was employed as a model in early years and then communications and retail. Family and friends are invited to visit Walter J. Kent Funeral Home, 858 Lake St. at Washington Ave., Elmira on Thursday, July 10th, from 4 to 6 p.m. His funeral and committal services will follow at 6 p.m.
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for Eric Johnson
July 3, 2009
mr. johnson i still hear your laugh in my mind. calling me zoom as i work. i will never forget you eric you were a good man and friend to alot of people who cared about you.
sandy huber
Tanya Mattison
July 15, 2008
To Eric's Family,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. He was a good man and always knew how to make people laugh. Be proud of him and his life.
To Eric,
I worked with you for years at Walmart and you always knew how to brighten my day. You were my sunshine on cloudy days. Thank you. When I left there, if you saw me in there shopping you would pick on me and ask when I was coming back. I'm really going to miss you Eric.
Jeanna (Trouble) Belknap
July 15, 2008
Sue and family I am sorry for your loss of Eric, he was a great man and I know he made Sue very happy. I will miss his good morning hello's. He was one of a kind. Love to all.
mary hurd
July 12, 2008
im very sorry for your loss. it was always a good way to start my day at work, to see his smileing face. i will miss him dearly.
jack wilson
July 12, 2008
eric was a good man,, and i will also miss him
Lauri Koen
July 11, 2008
Eric was a really nice man. I worked with him at the post office many years ago and my husband worked with him at WalMart. I will greatly miss him and his " Mrs Superman, does he know you are out alone?" My prayers and heart felt sympathy go to his family.
Jimmy Golden
July 11, 2008
Eric was a great man. I will always remember his stories of he and mike aka (big guy)'s time in Nam. He will be greatly missed
VANESSA ASHFORD
July 10, 2008
ERIC WILL BE MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN! SUE LOTS OF LOVE TO YOU
Jennings(JB) Stanton
July 10, 2008
Tavaughn, im so sorry for your loss. I want you to know that if you need anything please let me know. It wasnt so long ago i was on the other side of this fence and you were there for me. please call me if you want to talk or anything, anything!!!. my heart and prayers go out to you and your family. 732-3284
Sara and Darryl Goodwin
July 10, 2008
Oh Poppa,
So many words and we just didn't have enough time...what Darryl and I have are memories that will last a lifetime...thank you for being that one to put a smile on momma's face and love back in her heart...We will never forget your words of wisdom( as twisted as some of them may have been..ha-ha) and that amazing laugh. Thanks for all the memories...you are and always will be an amazing man...until we meet again poppa... Much love~Sara and Darryl
Sandy Kuster
July 10, 2008
Eric, I will miss your smilimg face and all the joking and picking on me and everyone else.You will be dearly missed.
Tina Marshburn
July 10, 2008
Tavaughan and family, I am so sorry about your loss. Please let me know if there is anything that we can do. We love you!!!
Dawn...Socks... Siegfried
July 10, 2008
We may not have been speaking recently, but our friendship has meant a lot to me in the past and always will.
Jessica Zepp
July 10, 2008
Eric, you were so wonderful to "Mom" (Sue). You're smile will be missed. I'll always remember you picking on me when I was pregnant with Ella, telling me it was twins.
sandy huber
July 9, 2008
eric was a great person who had a caring heart. he liked to joke around with everybody. eric was a friend to me and i will never forget him. so sorry for your loss.
Teresa Cole (ponytail)
July 9, 2008
My deepest sympathy and prayers to the family. Eric was a wonderful man. He would always make you laugh and brighten your day.He is missed by many people.God Bless
Princess (Lena) Cole
July 9, 2008
Eric (Grandpa),
Working at Wal-Mart on overnights with you was an honor. You would always make me laugh no matter what kind of mood I was in. You definately knew how to brighten someone's day. I just wanted to say thank-you for that. You made a great (Wal-Mart) grandpa too, kept me out of trouble. You were a great man and you will be greatly missed. God bless.
hazel sutton
July 9, 2008
eric is a very nice man always polite.he had his own way to make ya smile.eric will be deeply missed by me and all who knew him.
Christa Mastronardi
July 9, 2008
Eric, you will always be with us. You always had a sense of humor. I enjoyed seeing and talking to you. I will always remember the words you would tell my brother when he was out, "You should never take your shirt off infront of Sue's mom"... you would always make people laugh. Thank you Eric for all that you have done!
As you would call me
"AKA" - Cathreea
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