Yesterday, Greensboro lost a very special person, Yvonne Johnson, age 82. She was working for Greensboro, as city council member at-large and mayor pro-tem of the Greensboro City Council, right until the very end. The above photo was taken in her home in 2015 when we interviewed her for Greensboro Daily Photo.* She has worked tirelessly for the people of Greensboro all of her adult life, including serving as mayor (2007-2009). Of course, now that she is gone, we think of all the things we would have loved to asked her, for example, about her involvement in the Sit-In Movement and her undergraduate years at Bennett College. The Festival of Lights will not be the same without her this year. It was also such a joy to see her and to be greeted by her at community events. She had such a warm smile and calm demeanor.
We treasure the memory of the afternoon we spent with her in her home on the east side of Greensboro. After the interview, it was raining so her husband walked us to the car under his umbrella. They both insisted. She has been such an integral part of the fabric of Greensboro for decades. It is hard to imagine that she is gone. We can hardly imagine Greensboro without Yvonne Johnson.
Fox News wrote an informative piece HERE.
*This is a link to our interview HERE.
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