Monday, August 21, 2017

NOBLE: Passing of Former Inglewood, California Police Chief Raymond Johnson


Raymond Johnson

Raymond Johnson

Chief Ray Johnson died at the age of 81 on August 1, 2017 in Sacramento, California of complications from Leukemia. Ray is survived by his wife Patricia, daughter Ava Palmer (Terry), grandson Terrell Palmer, granddaughter Kyana Palmer, stepson Michael Hogan, grandson Christopher Hernandez, four siblings, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
 
Ray served in the United State Marine Corps from 1953 to 1957. He graduated from CSU Sacramento, earning his BA in Vocational Education in 1975. Ray joined the Bakersfield Police Department in 1959, serving as a police officer before joining the California Highway Patrol in 1965. During his 21 years of service, he was promoted from traffic officer to first ever African American Sergeant to first Deputy Chief ending his CHP career as Division Commander of the Southern Division.
 
He was appointed Chief of Police for Inglewood, California in 1986 where he served until 1991 when Governor Pete Wilson appointed him Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP). He was a member of the Governor's Policy Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, chaired the California Council on Criminal Justice Committee and the Southwest Border States Coalition. Governor Wilson appointed Ray as a member of the Youthful Offender Parole Board in 1998 where he served until he retired in June 2006.
 
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the California Highway Patrol 9-11 Scholarship Program.

Memorial Services are scheduled for August 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Bayside Church, 8191 Sierra College Blvd., Roseville, California.
 

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