Timothy Johnson Jr.

November 24, 1936 - March 27, 2018

Timothy Johnson Jr., a strong black man, was born November 24, 1936, in Sawyerville, Alabama to Elizabeth and Timothy Johnson Sr. He was one of four children to bless that union. Timothy received his formal education in the Alabama Public Schools System. Timothy’s family moved to the Chicagoland area in his youth. He later made his home in East Chicago Heights now known as Ford Heights. Timothy loved his family and had a special relationship with his granddaughter Tiffany. A Strong Black Man was how Timothy Johnson Jr. would describe himself and how his family and friends saw him. He was a loving, hard working man, who put family first said what he meant and had an encouraging word for all. Timothy retired from Monarch Auto Repair after 30 years of faithful service. He was an auto body guy. His real love was junk...rehabbing junk, fixing junk and making junk into priceless treasurers. On March 27, 2018, Timothy Johnson Jr. surrounded by family and friends closed his eyes and rested from his labors. He was preceded in death by his parents Elizabeth and Timothy Johnson Sr., two sisters Ossie and Anna, daughter Bertha Johnson and son Jerome Clark. Timothy will forever be cherished by his family, his fiancée Ireather Atkins; daughters Timberley (Rick) Jimmerson and Tara Willis; grandchildren Tiffany Clark-Jones, Marteria, Martiera, Marciera, MarKara, Tiffany, Claudia, Stanisha, Stephon, Tyanna, Shania, Iyanna and Lee; twelve grandchildren, great-grandchildren, three brothers Earnest (Vivian), Enoch (Helen) and Eugene (Dickey); one sister Sally; and a host of relatives and friends too numerous to mention.