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Former Waco City Councilman Lawrence Johnson dies

by Gavin Wright
January 3, 2021
in Politics
Former Waco City Councilman Lawrence Johnson dies
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WACO, TX – Former Waco City Councilman and local civic leader Lawrence Johnson has died of complications from COVID-19.

Johnson died Tuesday at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center at age 72.

Funeral arrangements were still pending Wednesday morning.

In addition to serving on the Waco City Council from 1990-2000, Johnson also served on the Waco Plan Commission and on the boards other local agencies and non profit organizations.

He graduated from Carver High School and attended Prairie View A&M and George Washington University, earning his law degree.

He also served as president of the Waco Chapter of the NAACP.

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