John Abraham Coleman

MR. JOHN ABRAHAM COLEMAN, affectionately known as “Johnny” by his family, was born on December 19, 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland and after a courageous battle, he departed this life peacefully on March 28, 2023. He was the son of the late Jessie R. and Mary S. Coleman. He grew up in the tight-knit South Baltimore housing project known as Fairfield, where he formed lifelong bonds with many in the community. Work permitting, he loved attending the Fairfield Reunions and staying connected through social media. Johnny was educated in the Baltimore City Public School System. He developed many useful skills along his journey, such as professional mover, upholsterer, handyman, and held positions as manager for Southwest Airlines at Thurgood Marshall BWI Airport, Social Security Administration, and technician at Genesis Nursing Home in Baltimore County, Maryland. Johnny worked until his health no longer permitted him to continue. Johnny had the biggest smile that brightened up any room; he was a jokester and loved to laugh, dance, sing, eat good food (he loved YouTube’s Country Style), watching cooking shows, playing golf, watching Sci-fi movies, and reading Sci-Fi books, gospel, R&B and electronic music, and playing video games. He also had a green thumb and relaxed by solving jigsaw puzzles, one of which was 1,500 pieces; the 1,000-piece puzzle of Noah’s Ark was framed and hung. At family reunions, he and his sisters would all get together to sing Motown songs. His favorite gospel song was: “Thank you Lord” by Walter Hawkins. He leaves to carry on his legacy, three daughters: Jonai Coleman-Lassiter (Donald), Tyshayae (Nikki) Coleman, and Jessica Coleman; one son, John J. Coleman; two grandsons, Donovan Lassiter and Christopher Grady; sisters: Carolyn Spicer of Philadelphia, PA, caregivers: Phyllis Coleman-Way (Charles) of Reisterstown, MD, Stella Coleman of Owings Mills, MD, Jeanette Coleman of Catonsville, MD; one brother: David Spicer of Miami, FL; and one special niece: Aleta Way-Shepherd (Marcus); two nephews: Rodney and Rashaad Moore; one great nephew, Charles P. Way; special friend and caregiver, Angela Carter; aunts: Rachel Miller, Mardella Opher of Cambridge, MD, Sarah Coleman of Columbia, MD, and Annie Ruth Coleman of Winnsboro, SC, and Joanestine Stanley of Baltimore, MD; one uncle: Harold Stanley of Church Creek, MD, and a garden of cousins and friends. Preceding him in death are one son, John A. Coleman, Jr.; two sisters: Helen Harris and Wilma Coleman; one brother: Robert Spicer; one nephew: Ellis Spicer. Lovingly submitted by the family “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” - John 3:16

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John Abraham Coleman

December 19, 1954 - March 28, 2023