Jim Johnson died at age 68 on Tuesday, August 10, 2011 in Antioch, California surrounded by his family. Jim was born on June 24th, 1943 to Garfield and Beatrice Johnson in Marshall, Minnesota. He was the 6th of 11 children. He was married on December 19th, 1964 to Ellen Marie Fixen and had three children: Mary, Brenda and Eric; and 3 grandchildren: James, Christine, and Elsa. He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, 2 sisters and 5 brothers. He was predeceased by his parents, 3 brothers and a nephew.