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Loyd Ray Johnson
“I Love You Most”
by Courtney Johnson
to support and compassionate and has a
cherish them. heart for children, always
He often travels finding ways to make them
around close smile. He worked at South
counties, visiting Plains Community Action
aunts, uncles Head Start for several
and cousins. He years, impacting many
is truly a man families and children with
who has many his generosity and sense of
generations humor.
to come in his
big family. He
gives back to
the community
in every way
he can, like
volunteering at
Meals on Wheels
for six years. He
doesn’t mind
getting his hands
y Papa, Loyd Ray dirty and looks
Johnson, grew for ways to help family
Mup in Post, Texas, and friends, contributing
along with his 14 brothers wherever he is needed. He is
and sisters. He now lives often found in his backyard
in Lubbock so that he can workshop, where he works In 1963, my Papa was
be closer to his family. He on plans to add onto his recruited into the Army,
has three children, twelve house, helps others with where he worked as a
grandchildren, one great- projects, or starts an activity Quad Automatic Weapons
grandchild, and many just for fun. Specialist in Vietnam
nephews and nieces. He has and was assigned to
a beautiful blue house to Papa is a man of his headquarters in Bangkok,
which he has craftily added word - dependable and Thailand. He spent his time
more rooms. dedicated; he is there for us doing a variety of different
whenever we need him. He jobs, such as drill sergeant,
My Papa loves and checks is very punctual, arriving G29 searchlight operator,
on his siblings often. He almost everywhere at least and member of the Nike
moved closer to his family 15 minutes early. He is Hercules Missile Battalion.
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