Birth date: Dec 7, 1973 Death date: Mar 11, 2022
With sadness and love, we celebrate the life of our true friend and family member, Jennifer Johnson, who passed away on March 11th, 2022, at the age of 48. Jennifer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 7, 1973, to Barba Read Obituary
Jen and I worked together at Music Expresso in 1994. She worked coffee and I worked music. Everyone loved Jen, she was so positive, kind and funny. I am so saddened by this and will be thinking of her today. I am very grateful and honored to have known her. My deepest sympathies to her family and friends.
Whenever I think of Jen, my mind goes straight to this picture. The most wonderfully friendly and fun person with a beautiful heart and always enjoying the crazy fun. It’s so sad to think we will not get to see you again, the world is a little darker without you. Sending all our love to Sox and Jen’s family and thinking of you today. Jen & Ollie xxx
Jenny had a playful heart and she was beyond wonderful with my kids. I wanted to post the picture in the hats, which I’d earlier forgotten to. It shows all the spirit and joy and fun we’d have together. And that smile on my little boys face is what Jenny often created as she’d hug him. Sit him on her knee and just chat with him. … her heart and love was so ALL encompassing … I realise now, rarely have I ever met a Jenny. Jennifer was and still in in our life’s, a light of this world. 🌻💛🙏 what a light she was. Is to me.
Jen....we met many years ago when Sox brought you to meet my folks down in Somerset- we instantly knew that you were someone very special. That was only reaffirmed when we later went out for what turned out to be way too many beers in the local town, Taunton. It was a very funny night, with the super free, uninhibited, full on Jen coming out to dance and play. This was repeated many times over the next years, and in particular for the lovely 3-4 years or so we had with you both back in the UK, when you also got to know our kids. They also adored you from day 1, with your kindness, crazy sense of humour and adventure.
You brought completeness and total compatibility to Sox too. We'll all miss you terribly, but are better for having known you.
Fly high and keep dancing wherever you are.
Julian xx
Dearest Jen,
I only have lovely memories of you, filled with fun and laughter.
You had such a kind and caring manner, and put all those around you at ease. That is exactly how you treated our 2 daughters who grew up loving you as an Aunt, always so excited to see you and rummage through your handbag for treasures.
We were so blessed that you lived in the UK in their early years, and we saw so much of you and Sox.
I’m so thankful we did our incredible cycle trip in Italy, a wonderful week. Cycling all day, dancing most nights & so much laughter and mischief which was often instigated by you.
You will be greatly missed, you leave us feeling honoured to have know you.
Emma xx
Poem
Jennifer Connolly Johnson
Sunflower soul.
Jen moved frowns to smiles
As she lit up my world.
Now she’s moved on from this realm,
I look out my door and see a full
Moon,
light loams
As I ponder on her life and all she meant to me.
Jen made me see,
She helped me to believe,
That life was for savings
AND adventures,
A balance
A dance,
Barre and pilates and yoga
and coke’o’Cola,
It was everything and all.
Jenny helped me to feel less small,
as she volunteered,
Wiped my tears
And took me to retreats to find the parts of me I’d lost…
Sight of.
Now she’s out of sight,
She not out of my mind
Or heart
Or any part of my past,
Her memory lasts
In my child’s smiles as we talk about auntie Jenny.
That we walked For miles
WITH.
With us
And with thee,
She’ll
Always be as we remember her light
And soul.
…
Jenny the sunflower soul.
She loved wholely
And completely
And cared.
She shared.
She explored
She learnt Spanish
And adored
Her cats, her family, andrew and travel.
She welcomed people.
Nursed them well.
She welcomed me,
Into her life
Into her way of living
which was peaceful, calm
And yet with gusto for being.
She was a marvel.
A treasure
A gift.
That’s my love for all the bliss.
I love you Jenny
I’ll miss you still
Whilst your memories stay a while and remain until,
I let go of all sadness,
And only retain
The LOVE and light you shared,
That Will Always
remain.
Thank you Jenny
Thank you
X
Angela Jane
17/03/21
Loads of pictures of jen below form
Me. And my tribute. But I forgot this one, her Jakiel in the uk before she lived in Hurworth. My kids school was 20’seconds form the front door. I’d park on linden avenue (their street), pick up the boys and visit Jenny. One day I found this double rainbow over jen and andrew’s house.
Looking at it now I realise it was a significant picture.
Love to all the family.❤️🌻🌸 all of you… Andrew, I hope your co-pilot sends you so many signs from the next plane. I found a message in our threads where she said she’d be my guardian Angel. A joke from years ago I’m sure is now true… I called her sister and people always said we looked alike,
I felt like I’d always known her soul. I’ll remember that….
Love to you all. She was a light, a blessing and one of my GREATEST teachers… her life has taught me to serve others, live and love and seek adventure.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE there are things to do and see, go seek the adventure and enjoy life.
She loved my kids and they loved her, they will remember her too and her life and teachings go on. She taught me to believe in myself. She taught me to accept and forgive.
Her life path was radically loving and Inspiring….
Free to always speak my truth with her, discuss the hard parts of life and yet somehow ALWAYS stay positive, real and hopeful.
Jenny was wise and loving and I’m proud to of been her friend for many many years in the uk, meet her family and spend SO much precious time with her.
We must of spent hundreds of days together, outings, sight seeing, experiences. Eat high movies and talking. What a true blessing….
The British mini and Jenny in the pictures below is my favourite picture and jen in the forest, with the tree.
Forevermore she’ll be in my heart guiding me. Thank you 🙏💛💚
Rest in peace Jenny and in reincarnation which I think the bhuddists believe in, be a cat and I’ll know it’s you. 😘🙏💛🌻
Sunflower Jenny
I love you
X
With thanks
Angela Jane
