Name—John J. Johnson
Date of death—Monday
Age—74
Address—1111 Main St., Riverdale
Occupation—president, Farmer's Bank, Riverdale
Cause of death—heart attack suffered during first quarter of Monday night's Riverdale High School basketball game against Geneva
Date of services—Thursday
Time—11 a.m.
Place—McGrew-Jones Funeral Home, 2121 Central Ave., Riverdale
Background—President of state bankers' association in 1977; member of the Riverdale school
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board, 1960–1970; member of the Riverdale City Council, 1970–1978; earned M.B.A. degree from Riverdale University in 1950
Survivors—wife, Helen
Burial—Evergreen Cemetery
Memorials—local heart association
Additional background from newspaper clippings found in morgue—played basketball for Riverdale University, where he was an all-conference performer; was born and reared in Riverdale; was convicted in 1944 for draft evasion and served six months in prison; his father was a longtime minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Riverdale.
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Exercise 13.4
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