Elaine Barbara Johnson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

ELAINE B. JOHNSON, daughter of the late Richard and Elaine Smith, was born November 10, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. She departed this life suddenly on April 1, 2021. Receiving her education from the Baltimore City Public Schools, Elaine participated in one of the first classes to integrate Forest Park High School. After high school, she went on to a distinguished career with the Social Security Administration where she received numerous team and personal awards and honors. While employed at the Social Security Administration, Elaine took advantage of an educational enrichment program that allowed her to receive her Associate of Arts Degree from Baltimore City Community College. She retired from the Social Security Administration in 1990. Her love of card games, especially pinochle, led her to meet her husband, Rayner Wallace Johnson. On December 21, 1963, the two wed. Out of that union one son was born, Rayner Dwight Johnson. Elaine treasured the pursuit of personal development and loved to see others grow in ways that enriched their lives. This passion led her to a career counseling experience in the National Welfare-to-Work program; however, her long-standing connection with Erhard Seminars Training (EST) and later Landmark Worldwide provided her the focus, relationships, and resources to pursue her life’s passion of connecting with people and helping them redefine the possibility of the things that matter most to them. Through these experiences, she gained very deep and loving relationships. Elaine was a devoted mother and grandmother, often spending time providing counsel to her family and exchanging love and plenty of jokes. Her love for human exchange found her on the phone with friends and family for hours on end sharing the joys of life. She also loved dining with friends, especially eating crabs, which provided her more time to laugh, love, and cherish life. Elaine leaves to cherish her memory: her son, Rayner; her sisters, Patty, Yvonne, Marilyn and Beverly; her brothers, Richard, Charles, Gary and Michael; two grandsons, Rayner and Brice; and a host of nieces, nephews, and a cousin. She was preceded in death by her sisters Deanna Briscoe and

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Elaine Barbara Johnson

November 10, 1943 - April 1, 2021