Emma "Carole" Johnson

Emma “Carole” Johnson, 96, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at her home in Libertyville, IL. She was born December 16, 1925 in Union, South Carolina and has been a longtime Libertyville resident. Carole was a Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society graduate of Xavier University School of Pharmacy in New Orleans, Louisiana. She received her Master’s degree from American University in Washington, D.C and was an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She was the former Chief Pharmacist at Fort Dix military base in New Jersey and was the first black professional Chief Pharmacist at Great Lakes Naval Station (Downey) where she retired after 41 years. Carole was a member of the North Chicago Rotary Club, where she started, “Stay in School” program, motivating high school youth to pursue a career in Pharmacy. Carole was also Chair of the Civil Service Commission and Chair of the Human Relations Commission in Evanston, IL. She was the founding President of The Harbor Lites Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Carole was a 43-year member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Libertyville, where she sang in the choir. She also enjoyed planting her flowers and gardening, cooking and getting together with her dear friends of the gourmet club she started. Surviving are her two children, Don Johnson, Jr. and Mayor Donna Johnson and her grandchildren, Tyler Johnson and Austin Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Johnson, Sr., brother, Lykes D. Gamble, Jr. and sister, Mayme Jean Sherer. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, 120 W. Park Ave. (Rt. 176, one block West of Milwaukee Ave.) in Libertyville. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the St. Joseph Catholic Church 121 E. Maple Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048. Interment will private on October 3, 2022 at Lakeside Cemetery in Libertyville, IL. For info: 847-362-3009 or share a memory at www.burnettdane.com. The family request that any gifts be made in honor of E. Carole Johnson to Xavier University. Visit https://giving.xula.edu/ or mail checks to Xavier University, 1 Drexel Drive Box 66, New Orleans, La 70125. Please indicate that the gift is in memory E. Carole Johnson by writing a memo on your check or by completing that section of the online giving form.

Emma "Carole" Johnson

December 16, 1925 - September 24, 2022