Brian Edward Johnson was born on July 26, 1963 and passed away October 27, 2014 at the age of 51 in his home in Dearborn Heights. He was a father, brother, son and friend. He was loved by many. He was especially loved and survived by his three children, LeeAnn, Chelsea and her husband James, Ryan and his girlfriend Jessica. He was blessed with six beautiful grandchildren, Matthew, Michael, Logan, Madison, Mason and Hunter. He will also be extremely missed by his girlfirend, Mirta and her children Cristina and husband Zachary, David and girlfriend Steffany, and grandchild David as well as many of other friends and family members. Brian grew up in Westland, graduated from John Glenn Memorial High School, married his high school sweetheart and had three children together. He was a passionate man full of humor, love and mechanical ability. He worked many different types of jobs over the years, but his true passion was cars. He loved working on them, driving them and going to or watching almost every car show he could get to. His dream car was a '67 Chevelle, painted teal, his favorite color. He loved being outdoors, fishing, going to the lake or beach, hiking or just going for walks with his dog Shelby. He was always on the move. You would never catch him indoors. He loved sports and sporting events. Most of all he loved the Detroit Tigers, UofM Wolverines and Detroit Lions.