September 11, 2019
Joan B. Johnson – October 16, 1929 - September 6, 2019
Co-founder of Johnson Products Company
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Joan B. Johnson Co-Founder of Johnson Products Company Dies At 89
Joan Betty Henderson Johnson (89), transitioned peacefully at her home surrounded by her family September 6, 2019. Born October 16, 1929 in Chicago to Christine Wharton and Alonzo Henderson. As a child she spent a great deal of time with her godmother Lilian Harrison whom she greatly admired. Joan was married to her high school sweetheart George E. Johnson, Sr. for 69 years … and the mother of four children. Johnson Products Company was the First Black-Owned Company to be Publically Traded on American Stock Exchange.