Yaseen Johnson Obituary, Death – Yaseen Johnson of Plymouth, Minnesota passed away. Yaseen was born on May 24th in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Yaseen began his studies at High Bridge Elementary School and graduated from Bowie High School in 1975. He began his teaching career in the Prince George’s County School System at the age of 18 and remained there until his retirement 43 years later. Yaseen was a committed member of the Ascension Catholic Church in Bowie, Maryland, where she had grown up. Since he was a teenager, he has worked as an usher at various events. He often served at numerous masses. It brought him great joy to welcome and shake hands with parishioners as they entered the church.
Yaseen belonged to the Bowie, Maryland Commandery #283 of the Catholic fraternal society Knights of Saint John International. He attended the Ladies Auxiliary’s monthly meetings and volunteered for their programs. Yaseen joined the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department, Company 19, in 1985. He rode on the fire engine in the annual Bowie Memorial Day Parade with great enthusiasm. Furthermore, he never passed up the chance to take part in the Annual Santa Ride, which travelled through various parts of Bowie. He made it a point to be at the Fire House at least four times a week and was eager to do anything was asked of him.
On March 19, 2022, Yaseen was presented with a plaque in recognition of his 37 years of exceptional service to the people of Bowie and Prince George’s County, Maryland. Yaseen didn’t say much, but what he did say was substantive. His patriotism was obvious. Every day at noon, he sat still, listening to the National Anthem. This had been a family custom since he was a child. Because he was a creature of habit, he ate the same thing for lunch every day at the same time: fried potatoes, turkey sausage, and water. This occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. Tabasco spicy sauce had to be served with every meal.
Ronald David Johnson, Yaseen’s brother, was the first to die in 2014. He is survived by two sisters, Ann Laverne Johnson and Pamela Welch (Brian), one brother, Vaughn Johnson (Sandra), one sister-in-law, Macie Johnson, three nieces, Tasman Allen (Horace), Rebecca Welch (Ammar), and Tashana Frink, one nephew, Jesse Welch, two great nephews, Yaseen Rageh and Kai Frink, and a special friend, Lisa Masse.
