Denise Drawe Johnson

Denise Drawe Johnson, 49, lost her three-year battle with cancer on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Oct. 1, 1968 to Everett and Frances Kana Drawe in Houston. Denise was the Assistant Director at St. Paul’s Early Childhood Ministry in Houston. She almost single-handedly got the ECM up and running at their new location in 2017. Family was very important to her and she would support them in any endeavor they started. She had a knack for planning and decorating events for all occasions. She planned birthday parties, showers and wedding for friends and family. When our Sissy was diagnosed with cancer she did not bemoan her situation. She did what was normal for her. She made the decisions that were hers to make to fight it to the end. Anyone who did not know she had cancer would never have guessed it. That is how Sissy was in life. She was unafraid to take on anything and see it to completion. She is preceded in death by her grandparents: Jim and Annie Kana, Conrad and Agnes Drawe, her uncles, Jim “Unkie” Kana and Clinton Drawe, aunt Lorraine Drawe and nephew Dylan McGee. She is survived by her parents: Everett and Frances Kana Drawe, sisters Debbie (Doug) McGee and Donna (Cliff) Riggs, special cousin, Jodi (Steven) Langley, nieces Jessica Riggs and Darci McGee, nephews Justin Riggs and Dusty McGee. She is also survived by great nephew David Bragg and “honorary” nephew Kyle Langley, aunts Mary Kana and Margaret Guettler and cousins Michael, Gary, Dennis and Patricia. She will also be greatly missed by her faithful companion and adopted dog, Speedy (Pup Pup). Denise was loved by so many and will truly be missed by all. She touched our lives in many ways and her spirit will live on through us. The family would like to thank Dr. Anita Sabichi and the staff at Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Medical Center for their loving care of Denise over these last three years. A celebration of her life was held on Saturday, Feb. 24 with visitation at 4 p.m. and the memorial service at 5 p.m. at Earthman Funeral Home, 12555 W. Kirkwood, in Stafford. Earthman Southwest Funeral Home in Stafford was in charge of arrangements.