My parents were good, Christian, hardworking people, ... They taught me that if you are right, you stand up for what you believe. They did that, as far as they could. The opportunity has come open for me to take it a little bit further.
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Johnsons father, who had a fourth-grade education, worked all his life at a creosote plant operating on the banks of the creek. He took the little bit of money he made to feed his family and buy a piece of land. By the time he retired, ... his lungs were completely eroded, eaten up. He just made 70.
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