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JOHNSON Curtis W., II Curtis W. Johnson, II, affectionately known as "CJ", was born on June 10, 1983 to Linda Armstrong Condon and Curtis W. Johnson. He made his transition Saturday, January 29, 2011. CJ was a graduate of the Jessup W. Scott High School in June 2001. He was a member of their City League Championship Bowling Team and a catcher on the baseball team. CJ loved sports. When he was younger, he played little league baseball and basketball for the Indiana Baptist Church. He was an avid bowler and participated in league competition. He was also an excellent swimmer, serving as a lifeguard at City of Toledo Pools. He loved football and admired his father. CJ accepted Christ into his life in 2009. He began his membership at the Harding Township Church of Christ where his dad serves as a Sunday school teacher. He truly loved life, his family, his friends and his music. At the time of his death, he was attending Tiffin University through their online program. CJ is survived by his loving mother, Linda Condon and his devoted father, Curtis W. (Tara) Johnson; his sister, Stephanie (Mark I) Smith, whom he admired and adored; his nephew, Mark D. Smith II; foster sister, Caprice Pryor; his step-brothers, Billy Dee (Charnise) Townsend, DeMarqus L. Townsend and Thomas Armstrong III; his nieces, Charnelle and Charlynda Townsend, DaLinda and DaNaja; his loving aunts, Stephanie (Robert) Neal, Janice Jackson and Evelyn Grey; uncles, Jack (Dorothy) Thompson, Levi (Cynthia) Cook Jr., Rodney Cook and Christiaan Cook; his cousins like brothers, Evan (Tycie) Jackson, Kimakus (Shanielle) Johnson and Robbie (Yvonne) Thompson, and a host of loving cousins, family members and friends. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 4, 2011, from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at Tate Funeral Home, 3302 Lagrange Street, Toledo, Ohio. Wake services will be Saturday February 5, 2011, at 12:00 noon, and Funeral Service at 1:00p.m. - Church of Christ Glass City, 901 Hoag Avenue, Toledo, Ohio.

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Published by The Blade on Feb. 3, 2011.

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Sharon and Darryck Dean

February 28, 2011

Dearest Tara, Curtis, and Family: May God grant you peace beyond understanding. Loving you always,

CHRISTINA ISOM

February 10, 2011

R.I.H CJ I WILL MISS U BT SMILE AND SHARE THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD. MAY GOD BLESS UR FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS THRU THIS ROUGH TIME. LOVE ALWAYS CHRISTINA A.K.A BENKA

Vivienne Smith

February 9, 2011

Tara and Family... Mom wishes she can be with you. Know that my prayers are with you and your family. I love you dearly and God bless you.

Dee Evans

February 9, 2011

Tara, Curtis,Billy and DeMarcus you are not forgotten.. the days will be long and the memories of your love one will last for ever.. we are praying for you in the days ahead.. May God be with you, bless you and keep you strong..We love you.

Teresena Wise Bryant

February 7, 2011

My Dearest Cuz Curtis, As my calls have been spoken with profound love,concerns and sympathy and my most profoundest of prayers for the soul of one so long that has departed from us. May God embrace and give you comfort in your knowing he is with you as promise always. My doors and heart is open and filled with love for you. With Love your Cuz, Terry

Candi Jones

February 7, 2011

Tara, Markie, Billy and Townsend Family,
My sincere and deepest sympathy goes out to your family. May God's Grace strengthen you in this difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Tony Harris

February 6, 2011

Curtis and family, we send our condolence to you during this difficult time. May god give you warm memories of Curtis Jr. to brighten your every day.

Regina Finney

February 6, 2011

Linda, So sorry to hear of your loss. May God comfort you and your family. Your former neighbor.

Cynthia Perkins

February 5, 2011

Linda and family,May the comfort of God help you during this difficult time.

Andy Condon

February 5, 2011

You are the best stepbrother I could have ever asked for, thanks for always having my back. Your memory will not be forgotten.

February 5, 2011

Curtis Johnson Family: We are sadden by the loss of your Son. Our
prayers and thoughts are with you. May GOD keep you strong during
this time of sorrow. "MAY GOD BLESS CURTIS II. ALWAYS" Richard and
Alma Van Horn

Al & Bev Baker

February 5, 2011

Curt and family, our thoughts and prayers our with you during this difficult time. May God give you peace and comfort.

Roland Moss and Family

February 4, 2011

Curtis and family,

We are so sorry to hear of the death of your son. May God give you strength and keep you in his care during this difficult time. Our prayers are with you and your family.

Charnell & Tyler Newbern

February 4, 2011

Curtis & Family..I am very sorry for your loss. My thoughts & prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time.

Cynthia Perkins

February 4, 2011

Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.

Deborah Perkins

February 4, 2011

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Kathy Mastakas Danyi

February 4, 2011

Curtis,
I am so sorry to read of your son's death. Thoughts & prayers are with you always. I have followed your career since Waite High School. CJ sounded quite proud of his father. Deservedly so. May he rest in peace.

WHS 1967

CJ with all his Cousins July 2010 Las Vegas

Aunt Sherri Holmes

February 4, 2011

CJ, I LOVE and MISS you soo much sweetie. You were just as much a Nephew to me as your cousins growing up and me babysitting you and them. I am so grateful that we all were able to be together as a FAMILY here in Las Vegas this past July and everyone was able to fly in for Brandon's wedding. It wouldn't have been the same without YOU and your MOM there. My only wish was that you got to finaly move out to Cali to be with your Mom, Uncle Levi, Aunt Cynthia and all your cousins and great cousins now. You all were Inseperable growing up as kids. GOD just needed you a little sooner than we would have preferred but you will ALWAYS be with us and around us in SPIRIT. Your light was too BRIGHT to ever go out and we will miss your SMILE. Stay close to us and may the Lord use you in all the ways you wanted in all the things you ever wanted to do. I LOVE YOU CJ!

Irma Newbern

February 4, 2011

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

CAROLYN WATSON

February 4, 2011

CURTIS AND FAMILY,

WE WERE SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF YOUR SON. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.

CAROLYN WATSON & FAMILY
GLORIA WATSON PENN & FAMILY
BOB WATSON & FAMILY

Larry Little

February 4, 2011

Curtis I'm deeply sadden to hear about your son,may god keep you strong during your trying time.Your Teamate Larry Little

MINIKA A. DAVIS

February 3, 2011

TO THE FAMILY;

MR. CURTIS, MRS. TARA K., DEMARQUS, & BILLE DEE:

IT SADDENS MY HEART TO LEARN OF THE LOSS OF CJ. IT IS WITH MY DEEPEST SYMPATHIES THAT I SEND MY CONDOLENCE; MAY THE LORD COMFORT AND STRENGHTEN EACH OF YOU DURING YOUR TIME OF BEREAVEMENT. LOOKING BACK, I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW CJ IN THE TIME THAT I DID, HE WILL FOREVER BE MISSED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN.

PRAYERFULLY SUBMITTED,

charlma quarles

February 3, 2011

Curtis, Tara, Billy & DeMarcus,
My heart hurts with you and at the same time I am praying for your strength. 2009 was the first time I had seen CJ in years and I will never forget that when he walked in the room, I said Wow because he had an inner glow, a profound sweetness that was so deep...it could only come from God. I saw him differently than I ever had, because that day, I saw him like God saw him...Precious. I'm glad I have that memory.

February 3, 2011

LINDA AND FAMILY,
MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU IN HIS CARE ALWAYS.

DENISE COVINGTON
Toledo, Ohio

Deborah Brown

February 3, 2011

To C.J who we miss very dearly your gone but not forgotten they always take the good young. You will always be in my heart and i only new you for a short time we had alot of good memories in that short period. Love always Debbie

DeAnndra Flowers

February 3, 2011

Dear C.J YOU WERE A NICE AND LOVING PERSON,I MISS YOU AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART.R.I.P C.J LOVE ALWAYS

Lynn Hutt

February 3, 2011

The loss of a loved one is never easy but our loved ones are never really gone they live on in our hearts, memories and in all of those whose lives CJ touched. God Bless, Lynn Hutt (Sarah (mother) and Brandon Vaughn's mother in law.

Brian&Sandra Autry

February 3, 2011

Curtis was a student of ours at NATC. We will miss him deeply, my name is Sandra and I worked the front desk at NATC.I will keep your family in my prayers, I just lost my mom Jan 18th 2011, I will miss him. They are both in heaven.

CJ & Regina Thompson in NC 2008

Regina Thompson-Xadu

February 3, 2011

CJ,
To one of the coolest, most calmest, collective cousin- with a great smile to boot. A cousin that enriched my life so much in 2008, during the loss of my brother John; What a remarkable resemblance of the two, and both Gemini, WOW! You may have gotten tired of me saying you all look alike, but oh how you helped keep the memories of family alive. Being one that believes God has a sense of humor, the funniest memory of you CJ was when you and my daughter, Raina, were at Libbey High School for a summer class and you were flossing Uncle Curtis's Super Bowl Ring. Then when you all were here, I shared the incident with Uncle Curtis and he said "No I didn't know he had my ring at school." It was sooooo funny! Let us know that through death life is renewed, in God we Trust. I Love You, Your oldest First Cuz on Your Daddy's side Regina Thompson-Xadu

Lillian Mathews

February 3, 2011

To Curtis and Family, my thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. I attended the University of Toledo with your sister, Janice, and I remember her often speaking so fondly of her nephew, CJ. May God’s loving arms surround you with peace and serenity now and in the days to come.

Betty Gardner

February 3, 2011

Linda, I don't even know what to say, except that I am praying for you and your family. Soooo sorry for your tragic loss. Love and peace to you and yours.

February 3, 2011

Dear Curtis and family, Sorry to hear of your loss. Please believe your son is in a better place. May the rest of the year be filled with joy. Garland DeMoss Delray Beach,Fl.

Coach Roderick Colbert & The BullPen Boxing Gym

February 3, 2011

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

February 3, 2011

Curtis Johnson,
My heart goes out to you and your family during this very sad time. You all are in my prayers.
Shirley A Williams

Dennis, Dee & Danielle Evans

February 3, 2011

Curtis and Family,
May God give you strength to ease your pain. We are thinking of you and your family is in our prayers.

Martha Graham

February 3, 2011

To the Family of CJ:
You all are in my prayers for healing and wonderful memories of "CJ". During his visits to Kansas City, Missouri he remained a gentleman and respectful. A
prayer of Thanksgiving for the Life of "CJ", Lord hear our prayer.
Lauren's Mother

Jackie Martin- Hicks

February 3, 2011

Curtis, Tara, Robbie,Stephanie,Mark and family. I am just devastated to learn of your of your terrible loss. Although I didn't know CJ, loosing a child is so hard. Funny how our families are so entertwined. Curtis, I've known you forever, Tara you were our neighbor, Robbie, I remember when you were born, Mark, you are my nephew and you brought Stephanie into our family and Ethel was my best friend.I cannot be there during this time, but know that my love, thoughts and prayers are there with you. Please know that I consider myself family, also. Robbie, please contact me.

Lauren Graham

February 3, 2011

CJ will be missed!!! When I first met CJ, I knew he was someone special in my life. He is the only person in my life that knew me through and through; and no matter what we were genuine to each other. His mother (Linda), father (Curtis), and Aunt (Butu- Steph) graciuosly welcomed me with open arms; Just as Jesus has done welcoming His child back home. My prayers are with you and the rest of the family as well as the good friends (Rick, Cam, and Adonis- CJ's cousin). Lovingly <3

CJ & Ashley 2009

Ashley Thompson

February 3, 2011

We grew up in separate states, OH & NC, but when we got together as adults 3yrs ago, we formed this bond that told us we were Cousins for life. Although we bonded over a death, we still had laughs and memories that I will always remember. CJ I know you had a little quiet swag but I know how you really got down. Cool with me. Your 3am texts never bothered me, I was always up to answer. So anytime....

Blessings to Uncle Curtis (Tara), and Mother Linda and Family.

Kathy Kerr

February 3, 2011

Curtis & family, I am so sorry to hear about your loss. May you find strength and comfort to carry you through this difficult time. May God Bless your family.

Charles Gibbons

February 3, 2011

Curtis,

I've always enjoyed our conversations about our CJ's!(Charles Jr and Curtis Jr)
We were both very proud of our sons. Know that I am ALWAYS here for you if you need to talk. May God Bless and keep you and your entire family.

Your 'brother' from 14's,
Charles "Goose" Gibbons and Family

Komako Goolsby

February 3, 2011

To Curtis and Family,

"Big Curt", I am so deeply sorry for your loss. I speak for everyone on TFD in saying that we all support you and will always be here for you. May God give you strength and serenity during this time, and prayers are continously being sent up for you and your family.

Your Sister-in-Unity,
Komako L. Goolsby TFD
(also K.E. Goolsby)

Shanielle Johnson

February 3, 2011

"May we find comfort in knowing that there is one more angel looking down on us from Heaven...we love you C.J., you will never be forgotten." Shanielle Johnson

February 3, 2011

May God continue to strengthen the family with each passing day. We love you and are praying for you all...your cousins in Fayetteville, Ga ~ Melanie K. Walker Ford & family...hugs

Tracey

February 3, 2011

Curtis and family my heart goes out to you for your lost. You all are in my prayers. God will give you the strength to go make it through these trying times. May God Bless you all.

Missy

February 3, 2011

Linda, my prayers are with you and your family.

February 3, 2011

Curtis and family. I am so sorry for your terrible loss. All of you are in my thoughts and prayers. May God grant you comfort and peace.

Goldie Cooper Yuan

Darlene Lacy

February 3, 2011

Linda, I am sorry to here about the loss of your son. I pray that God will grant you and your family strength that only he can provide. Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Be Blessed.

Cheri & Mike Rickhiem

February 3, 2011

Curtis and Family,
I wish there were words to ease your pain from this tragic loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Lisha Washington

February 3, 2011

Curtis and Family:

I would like to extend my prayers to you during this time of transition. I pray for you and your family's strength and God's ever present love and comfort during this time.

Nate Washington's Mom

JEWELL ROLLEN

February 3, 2011

MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO CURTIS, SR AND THE ENTIRE JOHNSON FAMILY. MAY YOUR SON ALWAYS REST IN PARADISE. GOD BLESS.....

Tamara Sherman

February 3, 2011

TO THE FAMILY IAM SO SORRY 4 YOUR LOSS CJ WAS A VERY GOOD FRIEND TO EVERYONE WHO KNOWN HIM. HE WILL BE TRUELY MISSED!

Ruthanne King

February 3, 2011

Cj was one of the best lifeguards that I had u will missed bro luv ya

February 3, 2011

Curt and Family,
We were sorry to hear of your terrible loss, but rejoice with you in that CJ now lives in the presence of Jesus.
Mark and Kathy (Vicary) Douglas
Swanton, OH

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