Victor Vic Johnson Jr., a social activist and former teacher, school administrator and member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education, died Wednesday night of COVID-19 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was 85.
Constance Johnson, Vic s wife, said Thursday that she, her husband and their daughter, LaTanya Kim Johnson, were recently infected with the coronavirus, and they were treated at the hospital. Constance Johnson said she and her daughter have recovered from the virus. Fortunately, we were able to come home, but he wasn t, Constance Johnson said. With his age and other underlying conditions he (had), it was just too much for him to recover from.