Robert L. "BJ" Johnson, 67, of Lunenburg, formerly of Leominster and Marlborough, passed away Saturday, October 22, in his home, surrounded by his family. Bob was born in Leominster on February 1, 1944, son of the late Leonard T. and Irene E. (Caisse) Johnson. He attended Leominster schools and graduated from Worcester Boys Trade School in 1963. As a boy, Bob always enjoyed his summers in Jamestown, R. I. with his family. His automotive career began with Bob Johnson's Auto Sales in Fitchburg. Bob later owned and operated Nissan of Marlboro in Marlborough, MA for over 30 years. He also owned Oceanside Nissan in Bourne and was co-owner of Duckmill Auto Body in Fitchburg. He also loved to dabble in Real Estate. Bob was the recipient of the Nissan Merit Award from the Nissan Motor Corporation of America for several consecutive years, the highest award given to a dealer. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Marlboro and Men of the One Hundred Club of Framingham. He retired in 1996. Bob was an avid car collector. He enjoyed wintering in Boynton Beach, Florida, e retired in 1996 Heand cruising on his yacht, Oceanside, his life-long dream. He leaves his wife of 30 years, Susan J. (Demers) Johnson; one son, Brent R. Johnson of Lunenburg, two sisters, Martha E. Vinglas and her husband, Velyo, of VA, and Phyllis L. Johnson-Bedard of Jamestown, RI, and her daughter, Shari Lynn Johnson-Kamataris and her husband, Rick of Leominster; Nephews Robert V. Vinglas and his wife Ranae of Tennessee, and Dr. Richard N. Vinglas and his wife Dr. Kebrina Vinglas and their children, Ian and Anika of Montana. He also leaves his mother-in-law, Noella Demers, wife of the late Maurice Demers who died in 2005; many cousins and friends. The funeral will be held Wednesday, October 26, at 11:00 A.M. in Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Road, Fitchburg. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Calling hours are Tuesday, October 25, from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Robert L. Johnson to Seven Hills- Devens Day Hab., 799 West Boylston St., Worcester, MA 01606, or the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=STJ'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=metrowestdailynews'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=St. Jude Children\'s Research Hospital'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCatalog/donation.do?cID=13522&pID=18290&frequency_selected=2&memoryFirstName=Robert&memoryLastName=Johnson&sc_cid=ptn1'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Robert'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Johnson'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=880837696'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=880837696'; document.write("St. Jude Children\'s Research Hospital"); }()); , 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.