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Johnson died at the age of eighty-three in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Lula Young, originally from Hammond. The couple had four children: Yolanda Johnson Dixon (husband James) of [[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana, Juliet Johnson of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], Dr. Julie Johnson, of Atlanta, and Joseph B. Johnson, III (wife Karen) of Alexandria, [[Virginia]]. Services were held at St. Mark A.M.E. Church. The place of interment was not announced. Johnson is honored at Grambling through the Joseph B. Johnson and Lula Young Johnson Scholarship.<ref name=obit/>
Johnson died at the age of eighty-three in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Lula Young, originally from Hammond. The couple had four children: Yolanda Johnson Dixon (husband James) of [[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana, Juliet Johnson of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], Dr. Julie Johnson, of Atlanta, and Joseph B. Johnson, III (wife Karen) of Alexandria, [[Virginia]]. Services were held at St. Mark A.M.E. Church. The place of interment was not announced. Johnson is honored at Grambling through the Joseph B. Johnson and Lula Young Johnson Scholarship.<ref name=obit/>
Upon Johnson's death, current Grambling President Richard Joseph "Rick" Gallot, Jr., a former member of both houses of the Louisiana legislature, said upon Johnson's passing that “We have lost an iconic leader who elevated the standing of Grambling State University across the globe. He was my president when I was a student, and he served as a mentor and advisor very early in my tenure as president.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhe.com/2018/01/in-memoriam-joseph-benjamin-johnson-1934-2018/|title=In Memoriam: Joseph Benjamin Johnson, 1934-2018|publisher=Jbhe.com|accessdate=February 7, 2018}}</ref>
Upon Johnson's death, current Grambling President Richard Joseph "Rick" Gallot, Jr., a former member of both houses of the Louisiana legislature, said. “We have lost an iconic leader who elevated the standing of Grambling State University across the globe. He was my president when I was a student, and he served as a mentor and advisor very early in my tenure as president.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhe.com/2018/01/in-memoriam-joseph-benjamin-johnson-1934-2018/|title=In Memoriam: Joseph Benjamin Johnson, 1934-2018|publisher=Jbhe.com|accessdate=February 7, 2018}}</ref>
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