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by: Carly John

DeRidder is blessed to have Mr. Frank Johnson Jr serving the community, and Lukas Nelson’s #goodnewsgarden acknowledged the treasure we have in the City of DeRidder. 

Lukas Nelson, son of Willie Nelson, has a good news garden thread on Instagram sporting the hashtag #goodnewsgarden, promoting the good news around the country that people do not often see.

Mr. Frank has been serving the DeRidder community for years, serving as the Vice President of the First National Bank in DeRidder in the 60s and 70s when segregation was still a major issue in the South.

Mr. Johnson checks on the elderly and delivers groceries from Grace Church every week. 

He runs errands for those in the community who are unable, whether it be groceries, picking up prescriptions or simply visiting with the elderly that would otherwise not have any visitors.

Years ago, Mr. Frank was known to even cut the grass for those in the community who were not able.

He still works for the DeRidder Sheriff’s Department, at 89 years old. 

If you live in DeRidder, you probably know him, or have seen him.

If you know him you probably have a story of how he has helped someone you know, or of one of his selfless acts of kindness. 

While his age might have surpassed a few on his grocery delivery route, he doesn’t slow down, his selfless heart continues to serve the community and those who are unable.

“You might pass him on the side of the road, with someone that’s broken down, just being a genuinely good person and offering any help he can provide,” said one local community member on Nelson’s post.

“Mr. Frank is their saving grace. Seriously I could go on all day. Quite simply, he is a Saint and deserves every ounce of recognition he may receive,” said another comment.

Mr. Frank was submitted to Lukas Nelsons Good News Garden by Peggy Sue Miller Pinder, who often visits Mr. Johnson to make sure that he is taken care of, not just taking care of everyone else.

“If we only got up and every day your main reason was to help, so much respect for Mr. Frank Johnson Jr. Like Mr. Willie Nelson told Mr. Rather, ‘we have today and do it one day at a time,'” said Pinder. 

Nelson’s post has received over 5380 likes from around the world, and comments from all over the globe acknowledging what a treasure Mr. Johnson Jr is to the community of DeRidder, Louisiana. 

“I wrote into Lukas Nelson, he is Willie Nelson son last Spring. He has his own fan FB page that can join And he and band members came up #Turnoffthenews and grow a garden. He actually loved Mr. Johnson’s story he sends me an email and Mr. Johnson has responded from all over the World,” said Pinder. 

The community, the City and the world is lucky to have someone like Mr. Frank Johnson Jr living in it, and making the world a a brighter place, by showing us that there are still good, selfless, souls.