Thursday, August 16, 2012
The beef-and-beer fundraiser will be held Sunday at the Oaklyn Fire Hall from 4 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $30, and RSVPs are needed today.
The murder of long-time Tortilla Press employee Michelle Johnson has not been easy for her friends and coworkers to come to grips with. Making things even more difficult to take are the looming costs of her funeral, a portion of which remains to be paid. But Johnson's friends are as resilient and resourceful as they remember her being, and despite the impact of their loss, they are throwing their girl one more party. A beef-and-beer benefit for Johnson will be held this Sunday, Aug. 19, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Oaklyn Fire Hall. Money raised from the benefit will go to help offset the remaining costs of Johnson's funeral. Anything beyond that will be contributed to the Michelle A. Johnson Foundation, which was begun by the friends that …
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Those wishing to pay their respects to the late Tortilla Press server may do so at Kain-Murphy Funeral Services from 6 to 8 p.m. Her funeral is Thursday.
As those close with Michelle Johnson make preparations to lay her to rest this week, there is still a gloom that hangs over the brightly colored Mexican restaurant where the young woman had worked for so many years. "She was always smiling, laughing, cracking a joke," said Tortilla Press server Brendan Dugan. Dugan said he still half-expects to see Johnson's name on the schedule when he checks his hours. "It’s just really, really messed up," he said. The 21-year-old Tortilla Press server was murdered last week by her boyfriend, Coast Guardsman Paul Aldapa, 22, of Vacaville, CA, who then shot himself. Like Dugan, Tortilla Press owner Mark Smith said he's still "really upset and disturbed and sorry" when he thinks about the loss of his young…
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First Baptist Church
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15 West End Ave, Haddonfield, NJ
Kain-Murphy Funeral Services
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The Tortilla Press
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Staff at the Collingswood restaurant were shocked to learn about the young woman's death in an apparent murder-suicide in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.
Friends of Collingswood resident Michelle Johnson were stunned today to learn that the sunny, upbeat and hard-working young woman had been found dead Wednesday in Philadelphia, the victim of an apparent murder-suicide. Staff at the Tortilla Press today confirmed that the 21-year-old, known as "Shelley," was a long-time member of the restaurant family, having worked her way up from hostess/buser to server. Owner Mark Smith was too shaken to say much after hearing the news. Johnson had worked for him “for years,” he said. “I don’t know how I’m going to tell the staff,” Smith said. Restaurant manager Evan Weissman said Johnson was “a fun girl, a sweet girl and very bright.” One server at the restaurant, who did not wish to be identified by …
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Michelle Johnson was reportedly shot in a murder-suicide on Wednesday.
Update: Michelle Johnson's grief-stricken Tortilla Press colleagues shared memories of her with Collingswood Patch: Murder Victim Michelle Johnson Was a Sunny, Sweet Presence at Tortilla Press --------------------- A 21-year-old Collingswood woman was killed in a murder-suicide in Philadelphia on Wednesday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Authorities identified Michelle Johnson as the victim in the July 18 shooting. According to reports, Johnson was killed by a man, who police have not identified. He was in the Coast Guard and officials investigated his whereabouts after he failed to show up for duty yesterday. Both Johnson and the man were shot in the head in a South Philadelphia apartment, the Inquirer reported. Stay with Patch …
Jennifer S
1:36 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
This is a wonderful idea. I don't think people realize that someone they know has been abused (1 out of 5 women). This would be a good way to acknowledge that fact. more ›