John C. Lindsay

JOHN C. LINDSAY JR., son of Zelma Lindsay and the late John C. Lindsay, was born on March 4, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. On March 14, 2010 John was sleeping peacefully at home when the Lord called him. John graduated from Baltimore City College in 1963, attending Morgan State University afterwards. There he met Barbara Jean Beasley and out of this union came Sharon Victoria Lindsay and John Clifton Lindsay III. After his attendance at Morgan, John began an 18-year career as a supervisor at Eastern Stainless Steel in 1966. While working at Eastern Stainless Steel he became a civil rights activist for his fellow employees. After Eastern Stainless Steel, he was employed by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services at the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School for ten years. John was next employed as a correctional officer for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services until his retirement in February 2010.John accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1978 and joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church (Baltimore, Maryland). While a member of Mt. Zion, he started the Food Co-Op program in 1980. This program made natural foods more affordable for the church members and the surrounding community. He was a church Trustee for many years. He faithfully ministered to those who were incarcerated and to those who were in nursing homes. John was also an amateur historian with a passion for black history. His life and passion was inspired by teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.On June 27, 1992 John married Sherry Rodgers Okon. They loved, nurtured, and raised Jamal and Johnathan in a caring Christian home. He instilled positive values, serving as a father-figure in their lives. He always encouraged them to do their very best in life and to treat all people with kindness and equality. Sherry and John loved traveling, vacationing at the beach, and listening to gospel music. Their passion for reaching the lost and rightly divide the Word of God inspired both of them to attend Bible College. They both attended the Baltimore School of the Bible where they fiercely but lovingly competed for the top grades. They both graduated in May 1999. He was a licensed minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ. John “met no strangers” and if you met him you never forgot him. In his spare time, John enjoyed bowling, reading, and ministering in the prisons and nursing homes.

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John C. Lindsay

March 4, 1944 - March 14, 2010