Obituaries
Clement Johnson, Age 84, Died December 19, 2023.
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Clement Constantine Johnson, was born on October 15, 1939 in Kingston, Jamaica to Hilda (Plummer) and Herbie Johnson.
Clem fought the good fight until the Lord called him home on December 19, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Beverly (Edwards) Johnson.
His children include Aloysius (Tama) Johnson of Elmont, NY; Sharon (Dennis) Andrews of Valley Stream, NY; Ronald (Yanice) Johnson of Brandon’ FL, Jocelyn Johnson of Cordova, TN.
There are nine grandchildren - Marcus, Kevin, Kyle (Al & Tama Johnson); Danielle, Colby Andrews and Brianna (Phillip) Tavada (Sharon & Dennis Andrews; Jasmine and Jada (Ronald Johnson); Allana Wherry (Jocelyn Johnson); and 4 great grandchildren (Mason, Malia, Tamela, and Solana Johnson).
Clem also leaves behind a sister, Rose Hobson of Crewe, VA and a brother Robbie (Alvonia) Johnson of Boca Raton, FL, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Clem is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Vincent and Alfonso Johnson, and sisters Joyce Johnson and Bernice Thompson.
Clem attended St. Aloysius Boys School and Kingston Technical High School. After graduation, he immigrated to the United States in 1958 and worked in the dental and electronic fields before joining the New York City Police Department. He continued his education earning an associate of arts degree from Voorhees Technical College, New York in June 1965. He completed his education at the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice in June 1979.
Clem was proud of his children and grandchildren and was a positive role model on education
As a police officer with the NYPD, Clem served on patrol in the 43rd, 30th and 105th Precincts. One of his memorable experiences was the assignment to a Federal task force, leading to the arrest of a significant number of perpetrators. This was achieved through the premise of “You are the winner of money, cruise, trip” so on. The number of perps and non-perps showing up for the prizes were incredible. Can you imagine their surprise when they were served the warrant?
On August 12, 1976, Clem was on patrol in the 30th Precinct and was shot in the chest while responding to a robbery complaint. Despite his injury, Clem returned to full duty in two months despite having bullet fragments in his chest.
In 1983, he was assigned to the Warrant division. He was promoted to Sergeant November 1985 and retained in the Warrant Division. Clem served as supervisor in Central Warrants, Bronx Warrants and Queens Warrant Squad.
In May 1988, Clem was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Award. The award was dedicated to members of the department who have overcome a handicap to go on to serve the department in an outstanding manner. Clem was the first officer of color to receive this award.
Clem retired from the NYPD in August 1989 after 20 years of service. He decided to relocate to sunny Florida. Did he stay retired? No way!
Clem went to work for the Charlotte County Court as a court officer. He also worked for Lee County as a Probation Officer and for Child Protective Services. There was never a dull moment in these positions.
He relocated to Greenville, SC where he became the site supervisor for the BMW Training Center. He enjoyed this position immensely.
He relocated back to Florida and worked for the Daytona Beach College for another five years.
This time when he finally retired, he received the proverbial rocking chair.
He played soccer and cricket growing up, and, as he would tell it, he was VERY GOOD. He was seen most weekends playing soccer and cricket at parks in New York.
Clem enjoyed most sports, but was an avid football critic. Early in his life he was a Minnesota Viking fan (we never learned that thought process). In his latter years, it was whoever was winning at the time. He had high hopes for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was still hoping for a miracle.
Clem was blessed with a number of lifelong friends who supported him each step along the way. Besides, anyone who knew Clem, knew he never met a stranger. Thank you for the support, then and now.
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Visitation
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Dec
1626 Sycamore View Road
Memphis, TN 38134
Service
28
Dec
1626 Sycamore View Road
Memphis, TN 38134
Committal Service
28
Dec
824 S. Dudley St.
Memphis, TN 38104
Repast
28
Dec
1648 Sycamore View Road
Memphis, TN 38134
Cemetery Details
Location
824 S. Dudley St.
Memphis, TN 38104
