Preceded in death by his father Joseph R. Johansen and grandparents Charles E. and Dorothy Sundstrom. Cats, Margaret Thatcher and Napoleon.
Survived by his mother Jeanne Sundstrom Johansen (Joey was her loving son and best friend); Aunt Kathryn Sundstrom Busker Wright and Uncle Charles L. Sundstrom & wife Donna Sundstrom; Best friend Annette Bradshaw, sons, Christopher and Antonio and Numerous cousins & friends.
Joe was a member of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity.
Visitation will be held from 5pm-9pm, with a rosary at 7pm, on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral home.
Funeral Mass will begin at 2pm on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 St. Joseph Parkway, Houston, Texas 77002. Interment will follow in the Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: The Houston Humane Society, 14700 Almeda Rd. Houston, TX 77053, Adopt a Cat, 17319 Bamwood, Houston, TX 77090, or any animal charity of your choice .