This will of Ralph Johnson divides his estate among his children and other beneficiaries. It names his brother Kevin Q. Johnson as executor and gives him broad powers to administer the estate. Specific bequests include Johnson's NFL pension, business assets, stocks and bank accounts being divided among his children, and cars and other personal property going to individual children. The residuary estate is to be divided equally among the children with certain exceptions. The will outlines payments of debts, expenses and taxes and grants the executor broad administrative powers to manage the estate.

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG
WILL OF
RALPH JOHNSON
I, Ralph Johnson, of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina,declarethis to be my will and revoke all earlier
wills and codicils.
ARTICLE I
DISPOSITION OF ESTATE
A. GIFT OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY. All my tangiblepersonal property that was not held by me solely
for investment purposes,including,butnot limited to, my automobiles,household furniture and
furnishings,clothing,jewelry,collectibles,and personal effects shall be disposed of as follows:
1. I give all such tangiblepersonal property (i) to my children,Ann Johnson Brown, Karen G. Johnson,
and Joanie A. Johnson, who surviveme to be divided among them by my Executor as designated in
ArticleI of this will entitled “Specific Bequests” or (ii) to the survivor of my children if only one of
them survives me.
2. I may leave a writingwhich,although not a partof my will,expresses my desires concerningthe
disposition of my tangiblepersonal property. I request, but do not require, that my wishes as set
forth in any such writingbe observed.
3. The costs of safeguarding,insuring,packing,storing,and deliveringmy tangiblepersonal property to
any beneficiary under this Paragraph shall bepaid from my estate as expenses of admini stration.
B. SPECIFIC BEQUESTS. I directthat the followingspecificbequests be made from my estate:
1. I give my NFL pension to be divided equally amongmy children.
2. All business assets to be divided equally amongmy children.
3. All stocks,personal checking and savings accountsto Chris F.Johnson.
4. My automobile property, includingmy Yacht, Cadillac,and Mustang,to be sold and proceeds to go to
JoanieA. Johnson; excludingmy 2010 Lincoln Navigator,which shall go to Karen G. Johnson.
5. Super Bowl rings areto be disposed as follows:
1978 ringto Terry Bradshaw,1974 and 1975 ringto Kevin Q. Johnson.

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6. Antique diningroom tableand chairs to Ann Johnson Brown, and antiquechina cabinetwith dishes to
Karen G. Johnson.
7. Personal property, specifically household pets,to be cared for and maintained as follows:
Goldie’s (parrot) careto be determined by the Executor with regards to indicated pension from my
personal savingsaccountto be used. Simone (dog) to be taken careof by Ann Johnson Brown, with
regards to indicated pension from my personal savingsaccount.
C. GIFT OF RESIDUARY ESTATE. I give Greenacre property to Terry Bradshaw,with regards to existingjoint
ownership and equal rightto use the land.Deed to Greenacre states: “To Terry and Ralph as jointtenants
forever”. All other residuary estates,being all of my real and personal property, wherever located,not
otherwise effectively disposed of,but without exercisingany power of appointment over property which I
may have, to be divided equally amongst my children,and ensuringany and all property stays within the
family indefinitely. Any remainingproperty not specifically mentioned to be divided equally between Pam
J. White and Kevin Q. Johnson. All property inherited by Joanie A. Johnson, if I die before she reaches
majority age, shall bemanaged and distributed by Pam J. White, until she reaches majority age, with
remainder of assets to be given to JoanieA. Johnson at age twenty five (25).
ARTICLE II
PAYMENTS OF DEBTS, EXPENSES, AND DEATH TAXES
A. PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND EXPENSES. My Executor shall beresponsiblefor overseeing and implementing
the provisions madethrough an existingprepaid funeral plan.All debts are to be paid out of those
provisions,notaffecting my children.
B. PAYMENT OF DEATH TAXES. All death taxes should be paid as follows:
1. My Executor shall certify to the Trustees actingunder the trust pension provided,the amount
necessary to pay the death taxes (other than death taxes which arepaid from property passing
outsideof this will pursuant to the terms of the governing pension) which amount shall bepaid out of
the property of the trust as arranged in that pension.
2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, my Executor shall recover as provided by lawany death tax
attributableto property (i) over which I have a power of appointment, (ii) in which I have a qualifying
income interest for lifeor (iii) in which I havea retained interest for lifeto the extent that any death
tax recoverableby lawis not otherwise paid out of such property.

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ARTICLE III
THE EXECUTOR
A. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR. I appointmy brother, Kevin Q. Johnson, to be my Executor. If itbecomes
necessary for a representative of my estate to qualify in any jurisdiction other than the State of North
Carolina in which my Executor shall beunableor unwillingto qualify as Executor,then my Executor shall
have the right to appointan individual or corporaterepresentative of my estate in such jurisdiction.
B. WAIVER OF BOND AND COURT SUPERVISION. No bond of other security shall berequired from my
Executor unless otherwiserequired by law.My Executor may actwithout qualifyingbefore any court or
filingwith any court any inventory, accountingor other report relatingto the administration of my estate
unless otherwiserequired by lawto do so.
C. COMPENSATION OF EXECUTOR. A corporateExecutor may receive compensation for its services in
accordancewith its regularly adopted schedule of compensation in effect at the time the services under
this will areperformed. An individual Executor may receive compensation for such Executor’s services
which is equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the fair market valueat the time of my death of (i) all
property passingunder this will and (ii) all property owned by or payableto the Trustees referred to in the
Paragraph of ArticleI of this will entitled “Gift of Residuary Estate” excludingproperty given to the
Trustees under this will.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF EXECUTOR
It is my intention that my Executor shall haveall thepowers and authority conferred upon personal
representatives by Article13 of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes of North Carolina aswell as any other powers
conferred by lawor elsewhere in this will.To the extent they may not be conferred by law,I grant my Executor the
discretionary powers setforth below to be exercised without court order for any purpose that my Executor may
deem advisable.
A. POWERS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. Subject to Section 32-26 of the General Statutes of North
Carolina,all of the powers set forth in Section 32-27 of the General Statutes of North Carolina,except
those in Section 32-27(29), as they exist atthe time that I sign this will,and such powers are incorporated
by reference with the same effect as though set out verbatim in it.

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B. POSESSION AND DISPOSITIONOF REAL PROPERTY. The power to take possession,custody and control of
real property owned by me at the time of my death even though title to such real property is notdevised
to my Executor, and to sell,exchange, give options upon, partition,lease,mortgage or otherwise dispose
of any such real property.
C. BANKING TRANSACTIONS. The power (i) to open, depositcash or other assets to the creditof and
maintain one or more checking, savings,cash,margin or other accountin any banking,trust, brokerage or
investment institution,includingany corporateExecutor, (ii) to exercise any right, option, or privilege
pertainingto any such account,and (iii) to leaseone or more safedepositboxes for safekeeping of estate
assets.
D. DEALING WITH ESTATES AND TRUSTS. The power to lend money to, borrow money from, purchasereal or
personal property from, sell such property to, or exchange such property with the fiduciary of any estate
or trust, includingtheestate of any issueof mine, or any trust established by me or my issue,upon any
terms and conditions,regardless of whether or not such fiduciary may be an Executor under this will.
E. DIVISIONOF DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. Whether authorized or directed to divide or distributemy estate,
the power to make such division or distribution (includingthe satisfaction of any pecuniary sum) in cash
or in specific property,real or personal,or an undivided interest in such property, or partly in cash and
partly in specific property,without obligation to make pro rata distributionsof specific assets and without
liability for,or obligation to make compensatingadjustments by reason of, disproportionatedistributions
of unrealized gain or other special tax attributes of such assets,except that of any assets so distributed in
kind shall bevalued at their date or dates of distribution values.
F. CREDITS OR CHARGES TO INCOME AND PRINCIPAL. The power (i) to determine the manner in which items
should be credited or charged to or between income and principal,regardlessof whether any item is
credited or charged contrary to the provisionsof any statute, and (ii) to charge or not charge against
income a reasonableallowancefor depreciation of property whether or not contrary to the provisionsof
any statute, except that an Executor shall havethe power to allocatereceipts and expenses between
income and principal in his or her favor only if there is no other Executor who may make such allocation,
and, in that event, such power to allocatemust be exercised as provided by law.

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G. DISTRIBUTIONS TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF BENEFICIARIES. Whether authorized or directed to distribute
property to a beneficiary,whether or not under a legal disability,the power to distributesuch property,
unless otherwisedirected, (i) directly to such beneficiary,includingthe transfer of property into such
beneficiary’s nameby depositingcash or registeringsecurities in hisor her name, (ii) to a custodian or
custodial trusteefor such beneficiary under a uniformgifts or transfers to minors actor uniformcustodial
trust act, includinga custodian or custodial trusteedesignated by my Executor, which may be my
Executor, (iii) to the guardian or conservator of such beneficiary’s estate, or (iv) to any other person, firm
or institution for the benefit of such beneficiary,and the receipt of any of the foregoing shall constitutea
full acquittanceof my Executor to the extent of the distribution so made.
H. RETENTION AND ACQUISITION OF BANK SECURITIES. The power (i) to retain for any period or periods of
time securities which aresecurities of any corporate Executor actingunder this will or of any corporation
owning stock of the corporateExecutor or of any subsidiary or affiliateof or successor to such corporation
and (iii) to acquiresuch securities by purchase,exchange or otherwise.
I. RENUNCIATION AND DISCLAIMER. The power to renounce or disclaimin wholeor in partthe right to
succession to any property or interest in property passingto me as heir,beneficiary under a will or
contract, or otherwise.
ARTICLE V
PRESUMPTION OF SURVIVORSHIP
For the purpose of this will,if itis notestablished by clear and convincingevidencethat a
beneficiary under this will survived me by at leastone hundred twenty (120) hours, itshall beconclusively
presumed that such beneficiary predeceased me.
ARTICLE VI
TRUSTS AND GUARDIANSHIP
I hereby direct my Executor to implement the safety and wellbeing of my son Chris F.Johnson by
appointinga caretaker, with regards to both his physical and financial planningand assistance.His
monetary shareshould be held responsiblesolely by his caretaker.I hereby directPam J. White to

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implement the safety and wellbeingof my daughter, JoanieA. Johnson, and to appointa guardian if she
has not reached her eighteenth birthday atthe time of my death. All property inherited by JoanieA.
Johnson will also bemanaged by Pam J. White, aforementioned in ArticleI (c) of this will. Attached to this
will is theState of North Carolina Petition for Adjudication of Incompetence and Application for
Appointment of Guardian.
ARTICLE VII
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this will,
A. “EXECUTOR”. The term “Executor” or “Executors” includes any personal representativeor representatives
of my estate actingunder this will such as a successor Executor or Executors and any Administrator with
the will annexed. It also may includethe term “Executrix” whenever the context requires it.
B. “DEATH TAXES”. The term “death taxes” means inheritance,estate, transfer, and succession taxes,and
any interest and penalties on these taxes,imposed by reason of my death by any jurisdiction with respect
to property passingunder or outside the provisionsof this will or any codicil to it which is includablein my
estate for the purposeof determining such tax, including,butnot limited to, any tax on property
includableunder Section 2036 (relatingto transfers with retained lifeestate), Section 2041 (relatingto
qualified terminableinterestproperty) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,as amended, or any
comparableprovision of statelaw,but excluding,however, any tax imposed by section 2032A(c) (relating
to qualified real property),or Chapter 13 (relatingto generation-skippingtransfers) of the Code, or any
comparableprovision of statelaw.
C. “CHILDREN” and “FAMILY”. The terms “children”and “family” mean lawful lineal blood descendants in
the firstdegree of the parent designated, excludingestranged son,Reginald E. Johnson. But such terms
shall includeany person legally adopted prior to the time that person reaches the age of eighteen (18)
and the lawful lineal descendants of any such person, whether of the blood or by adoption prior to such
age, excludingReginald E. Johnson and his lineal descendants.

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I, Ralph Johnson,the testator, sign my name to this instrument this 22nd day of April,2015 and being firstduly
sworn, do hereby declareto the undersigned authority that I sign and execute this instrument as my lastwill and
that I sign itwillingly (or willingly directanother sign itfor me), that I execute itas my free and voluntary actfor the
purposes therein expressed, and that I am eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint
or undue influence.
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Ralph Johnson
We, _________________________, and __________________________, the witnesses,sign our names
to this instrument, being firstduly sworn,and do hereby declareto the undersigned authority that the testator
signs and executes this instrument as his lastwill in our presenceand that he signs itwillingly (or willingly directs
another to sign itfor him), and that each of us, at the request of the testator, and in the presence and hearingof
the testator, and in the presence and hearingof each other, hereby signs this lastwill aswitness to the testator’s
signing,and to the best of our knowledge the testator is eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind, and under
no constraintor undue influence.
______________________________ ______________________________
(WITNESS) (RESIDENCE)
______________________________ ______________________________
(WITNESS) (RESIDENCE)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG

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Subscribed,sworn to and acknowledged before me by Katherine Mason,the testator, and subscribed and
sworn to before me by _________________ and _________________, witnesses,this 22nd day of April,2015.
SIGNED _____________________________________
Notary Public
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My commission expires _______________