Jillene Johnson
On Tuesday, Ginny announced that former CHC Soprano Jillene Johnson passed away in February after a battle with cancer. Jillene was a great singer and a delight to have in my section. She also designed and maintained the website. Her husband, Jeff Kirby, has put together a memorial website with information about leiomyosarcoma, a very rare form of cancer. You can also view a very sweet 4 minute video on YouTube.
The following is from the Washington Post:
JILLENE MARIE JOHNSON
The following is from the Washington Post:
JILLENE MARIE JOHNSON
On Saturday, February 17, 2007 at home in Arlington, VA. She was born March 4, 1964, in Michigan. She is survived by her husband, Jeff Kerby; loving step-mother Margaret Johnson of West Bank, British Columbia; sisters, Gail Bacani of Chandler, Arizona; Lynne Duvernay of La Grande, Oregon; a brother, Chris Johnson of Martinez, California;
several uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and many devoted
friends. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nancy Ann Johnson and
father, Gordon A. Johnson.
Published in The Washington Post on 2/21/2007.She moved to Northern Virginia in 1988 after graduating from
University of California-Davis. She performed several seasons with the
Capitol Hill Chorale. She worked as a Public Affairs Specialist, with
the USDA, Farm Service Agency in Washington , DC. A memorial service will be held Friday, February 22 at the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 1500 North Glebe Road, Arlington VA at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the National Leiomyosarcoma Foundation, 129 Hawkins Road, Maryland, NY 12116.
Make checks payable to The NLMSF and include in the memo "The Jillene
Johnson Memorial Fund". Friends and family are encouraged to visit http://www.jillenejohnson.com a memorial web site dedicated to Jillene.
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