The original idea was for only about three people to come over to the Johnson household. Predictably, that plan didn’t last the night.
By the end of the evening on Friday, tissues were in short supply. Slowly, everybody in the tight-knit family started dropping by, wanting to see the first grandchild in their family off before he left for college. They cried together, ate tacos together and prayed together, cherishing whatever moments they could.
It was the last day in Garfield Heights for Meechie Johnson, a 6-foot-2 guard bound for Ohio State six months before originally expected.