John Johnson-McElrath active in veteran’s affairs

John H. Johnson-McElrath died on November 12. He was born on September 13, 1942 in Atlantic City, N.J. to the late Jack I. Johnson and Rose T. McElrath-Johnson. He was the eldest of two children.

At an early age his family relocated to Philadelphia where he attended and graduated from a Roman Catholic high school. He attended Temple University and worked at the Dupont chemical plant. He was inducted into the armed forces in 1967 where he served two tours of active duty in Vietnam and received multiple awards.

He relocated to Boston in 1973 and worked for the MBTA. He was very active and committed to the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars of the United States. He also had a strong passion for boats and always loved sailing his boat “Sassea.” He was a member of the National Boat Owner’s Association.

John is survived by his wife Ruth Johnson of Philadelphia and his three children Jocelyn, John II and Jasmine McElrath all of Boston. He leaves his grandchildren J’Karah and Khary Brown; his sister Juliana Ward of Durham, NC; and his uncle Theodore Webster of Boston. Interment was at Arlington National Cemetery. Donations in his memory may be made to the VNACare Network, 5 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923.