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JOHNSON, HELEN November 18, 1930 - March 15, 2014 Dr. Helen Johnson died March 15, 2014, at the age of 83. She is survived by her sister, Anne Johnson Bushnell, of Albuquerque, and her nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by brother, John Howard Johnson, Jr. of Conway, Michigan. Dr. Johnson was born in Alexandria, Egypt and grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, daughter of John Howard and Marian Parker Johnson. She received the B.A. from Cornell University, and the M.D. from Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, the first medical institution in the world established to train women in medicine and offer the M.D. degree. After interning in Pittsburgh, Dr. Johnson continued her training with a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in hematology at Children's Hospital in Chicago. She practiced as a pediatrician for many years in Tucson, Arizona, as a faculty member at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, and the Head Start physician on the Navajo reservation. In the 1980s, Dr. Johnson moved to Albuquerque and completed a residency in psychiatry and a fellowship in child psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She practiced psychiatry in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico Children's Psychiatric Center and in private practice. After her retirement in 2001, Dr. Johnson was a volunteer consultant at Carrie Tingley Hospital, working with children with disabilities, and served on the Board of Directors of All Faiths Receiving Home. She is remembered by her family as a warm, patient, and adventurous spirit who traveled the world both in person and through her love of books. A memorial service in her honor will be led by the Rev. Trey Hammond on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., at La Mesa Presbyterian Church, 7401 Copper Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested for the UNM Children's Psychiatric Center, 1001 Yale Blvd., NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131.
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