Beate Johnson

Beate Johnson, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, August 3, 2017, in Longwood, Florida. Beate was born on November 28, 1942, in Kiel, Germany, daughter to the late Adalbert and Helena Looks. She grew up in Kiel and as a teenager was drawn to the arts especially vocal studies as she trained to be a soprano opera singer and her angelic voice was heard in many productions. She continued to expand her artistic talents by studying Photography in college, specializing in Theatre Photography. That degree gave her the opportunity to leave Germany & travel the world as she worked as staff photographer for a major cruise line. In 1968, Beate married Errol Johnson in Basel, Switzerland, and a year later gave birth their daughter Jasmin. In 1970, she and the family moved to Jamaica, where she welcomed her son Nils into the world in 1972. In 1979, the family came to the United States where she worked in Errol's Electrical Contracting Business as a book keeper. Beate retired from the business in 1994 and concentrated on enjoying her new granddaughter Yazmine and volunteerism. She never gave up her passion for singing as she sang for years as the lead soprano in the church choir. Her photos have also been showcased on various websites. After being diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in 2001, she became active with The Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida as it's Photographer & historian, as well as, being a key planning member of all the educational outreach and fundraising events for the organization. She was lauded by all for her culinary and entertaining skills and the ability to make family and friends feel at home with every visit regardless of hosting one person or 100 people. She had a loving, kind and generous heart, always giving to others. Beate never forgot a birthday and always took the time to send a self-made birthday card to her numerous family members and friends. Traveling was her passion, which lead to her cruising around the world with Errol and traveling to various parts of the world to learn about countless foreign cultures. She leaves her loving memories to be cherished by her devoted husband Errol, endearing children Nils and Jasmin (and her husband Jack), and her adoring grandchildren Yazmine and Chace. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, August 19 at 11:00 am at Northland, A Church Distributed, 530 Dog Track Rd, Longwood, FL. 32750, followed by a festive "Celebration of Life" repast at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to one of her 2 philanthropies: The Women's & Girls Cancer Alliance through the Florida Hospital Foundation: www.FloridaHospital.com/WGCA Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation: http://www.negrospiritual.org/

Beate Johnson

November 28, 1942 - August 3, 2017