Naomi Johnson held a memorial for her son Deshon Johnson who was killed two years ago after being hit by a bus. The next day, she found that the memorial had been removed. She asked local businesses who said the town cleaner was in the area. Johnson believes the town of Bloomfield is disrespecting her son's memory by removing the memorial so soon. The balloons, flowers and candles from the memorial were non-obstructive. Johnson reviewed town codes and found nothing prohibiting the memorial. Bloomfield officials claim no knowledge of removing the memorial.

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Fallen Montclair Student's
Memorial Removed
Deshon Johnson's mother Naomi speaks out after her son's memorial was
removed less than 24 hours after it was put together.
Montclair, NJ
By YVANNA SAINT-FORT (Patch Staff) - (http://patch.com/users/yvanna-
saintfort720c3cbb5417b6ff8e0ba8ac8a9b7bcba2eb1a6079ed923bb7c0d75743d27b27) August 6,
2014 11:58 am ET
On July 18 Naomi Johnson held a memorial gathering for her fallen son Deshon
Johnson (http://patch.com/new-jersey/montclair/xx-f1ce28d4-7122d4b0). A few
people got together for the “Remember Deshon Johnson Gathering,” which was
held exactly two years to the date of Deshon’s death.
On Wednesday July 18, 2012 Deshon was hit by a bus at the corner of Broad Street
and Bay Avenue and was then dragged 50 to 100 feet.
The day after the two year anniversary memorial was held, Johnson returned to her
son’s memorial and saw that it had been removed over night.
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happened to her son’s memorial. A worker at a nearby nursery told Johnson that
she saw a town cleaner in the area of Deshon’s memorial.
“My son was murdered by the bus driver and Bloomfield is acting like my son’s life
was not important by removing his memorial,” said Johnson. “It is bad enough my
son lost his life in that town.”
Johnson said she reviewed Bloomfield
townships code to see if the memorial was in
violation of any laws but found nothing
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after the small gathering were against the
wall, not protruding onto the sidewalk or
street.
The Deshon Johnson College Scholarship
Foundation
(https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-
Deshon-Johnson-College-Scholarship-
Foundation/166363110231582) President,
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the Bloomfield Department of Public Works,
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knew nothing of Deshon’s memorial site and
its removal.
“They did not let my son’s memorial stay there a week,” said Johnson. “I think it is
inhuman and heartless to trash my son’s memorial. The town of Bloomfield sends
off a negative message that my son’s life and memory is trash.”
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