He was a veteran Houston police officer was shot and killed as he sat in the front seat of his patrol car. Rodney was the son of David and Cynthia Johnson. When he was fourteen, he moved to Oakland, CA, graduated from Oakland Technical High School in 1984, and then enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving six years. He then became a Correctional Officer and a City Jailer. Rodney finally fulfilled his dream of becoming a Houston Police Officer by graduating from the Academy Class 159, in December of 1994. This is where he met the love of his life, wife, Joslyn M. Johnson. During Rodney's tenure as an officer, he earned two Life Saving Honors, and a Medal of Valor from the Governor of Texas. He was married to Houston police officer Joslyn Johnson. They have three daughters and two sons. He was preceded in death by his father, David E. Johnson. Survivors include his wife, Joslyn; sons, Corrigan and Reginald; daughters, Amber, Astin, and Jessica; mother, Cynthia M. Johnson; brother, David A. Johnson; sisters, Susan M. Johnson and Michelle D. Brown; grandmother, Mildred Norman. He was 41.
He was a veteran Houston police officer was shot and killed as he sat in the front seat of his patrol car. Rodney was the son of David and Cynthia Johnson. When he was fourteen, he moved to Oakland, CA, graduated from Oakland Technical High School in 1984, and then enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving six years. He then became a Correctional Officer and a City Jailer. Rodney finally fulfilled his dream of becoming a Houston Police Officer by graduating from the Academy Class 159, in December of 1994. This is where he met the love of his life, wife, Joslyn M. Johnson. During Rodney's tenure as an officer, he earned two Life Saving Honors, and a Medal of Valor from the Governor of Texas. He was married to Houston police officer Joslyn Johnson. They have three daughters and two sons. He was preceded in death by his father, David E. Johnson. Survivors include his wife, Joslyn; sons, Corrigan and Reginald; daughters, Amber, Astin, and Jessica; mother, Cynthia M. Johnson; brother, David A. Johnson; sisters, Susan M. Johnson and Michelle D. Brown; grandmother, Mildred Norman. He was 41.
