Sandra Joy Johnsen

Birth date: May 28, 1957 Death date: May 27, 2022

Sandra Joy Johnsen, born on May 28, 1957 in Brawley, California to parents John Schartz and Joyce Suits entered into rest on May 27, 2022 in San Diego, California. A resident of San Diego for many years. A respected and Loving dau Read Obituary

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Nita Freer

171w ago

I was 11 yrs old when we met at Magnolia Elementary School in El Cajon. We were always friendly and became best friends in high school and never looked back.

One of our favorite and happy memories was when we would ditch our modern dance class (1st period class) in high school to go eat breakfast at Denny’s (at 16 yrs old, it was because we could without much punishment, plus she had a job at the car wash and had money to burn!) Sandy and I have laughed about those days so many times since. Did ya know she was always picky about wanting her floors clean? She was. Without saying, she cherished her children, wanting only the best for their lives. I can also hear her complaining about the dogs drooling or shedding...haha. She loved her doggies.

I will miss her laugh, her carrot cake, and the chance to spend more time with her in our old age. I will miss her calling my husband Paul every year on his birthday for the last 20 odd years. She was thoughtful like that. He too will miss her calls. She made him feel special. There are so many laughable moments to recount over the decades. So many precious memories of you Sandy. AND I will miss calling you Sandy Baby, a fun nickname I had for you.

I loved her.
Rest easy my friend until we meet again.

Nita

Sharon Lee Cadenhead Conway

171w ago

Joining Sandra in her bicycle touring class in high school one hot summers day was far more then I ever bargained for! Sandra was more athletic then me. She even played on a football team. She introduced me to hot pants short & tank top set fashion in what looked like Captain America Red, White & Blue. We dressed allot alike as young middle school teenagers. I'll never forget her shoving her ice cream cone in my arm pit while we were riding bikes one extremely hot summers day. She then ran into a back end of sports car parked & caught her balance running on top of the trunk then roof & front sports car hood, like a stunt woman! Those were our happy days care free and foot loose. Until we decided to borrow my Dad's VW & go for a cruise while the adults played cards. We went around the block while both driving at age 14yrs old, a stick shift was very difficult & we rear ended her Uncle's car parked inside garage. We both were expected to get jobs & pay her Uncle & my Dad for any damages. We both got jobs at HR Salt Esquirer Fish & Chips at age 15. We both graduated as 3yr grads instead of 4yr grads and both married in our 20's causing our friendship to drift apart. We did go to our High School reunion in 1995.