Ray Johnson, 62, an ex-convict who dedicated the last 20 years of his life trying to prevent the kind of crimes that had landed him in California jails and prisons since he was 7, has died at Scripps Memorial Hospital.
Johnson, who was born in New York and moved to San Diego with his family when he was 1, died Sunday of kidney failure . He had been in poor health for the past year, said Steve Casey, a longtime friend and spokesman for the San Diego district attorney's office. Once characterized by a judge as a man 'too dangerous to be at large,' Johnson emerged from the California correctional system as an example of a rehabilitated felon who went on to make a contribution to society.
His efforts were credited by 7-Eleven with a 20% decrease in robberies and burglaries. Johnson was recognized in 1978 by then-San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson for his community service and for maintaining a crime-free existence for 10 years. In 1988, Mayor Maureen O'Connor presented Johnson with a similar honor, celebrating 20 years of anti-crime behavior and service.
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