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Oliver B. Johnson Jr., 72, of Cresco, died Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at home. He was the loving husband of Marianna M. (Blunt) Johnson, with whom he shared 44 years of marriage.
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of Oliver B. Johnson Sr. of Jacksonville, Florida and the late Lillian (Haywood) James.

Completely self-taught, Oliver started drawing when he received encouragement and an art set from his beloved grandfather as young boy. His turning point came in 1977 when he joined Nichiren Buddhism and in the same year, he was featured in a Bedford-Stuyvesant art show in Brooklyn, whereupon his fame sky-rocketed. Now considered one of the greatest artists of our time, his works are included in major art collections in the United States and Europe.

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE By virtue of a Writ of Execution issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to 1002 CIVIL 2021 I, Ken Morris, Sheriff of Monroe County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will expose the following described real estate to be sold at a public online auction conducted by Bid4Assets, 8757 Georgia Ave., Suite 520, Silver Springs, MD 20910 on: Thursday, December 2, 2021 AT 10:00 A.M. By accessing the web address: www.bid4assets.com/monroecountysheriffsales PURCHASERS MUST PAY 10% OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OR SHERIFF'S COSTS, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER TO BID4ASSETS BY WIRE TRANSFER NO LATER THAN 4:00PM THE DAY AFTER AUCTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION No. 1002-CV-2021 Judgment Amount: $271,135.37 Attorney: FEIN, SUCH, KAHN & SHEPARD, P.C. Being County Parcel No. 01/8/1/21-11 Pin Number. 01639704546779 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, parcel or piece of-ground situate in the Township of Barrett, County of Monroe and State of Pennsylvania, being Lot No. Four (4), as shown on a map entitled, "Final Plan", Gloria J. and Thomas E. McQue, as prepared by Robert A. Brooks, PA, for the Registered Surveyor, dated October 22, 1984, last revised January 4, 1985 and filed in the Office of the Recording of Deeds &c, in and for the County of Monroe, at Stroudsburg, PA, in Plot Book Volume 57, Page 34. UNDER AND SUBJECT to restrictions as of record. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: BEING known as 296 Lower Seese Hill Road, Canadensis, PA 18325 BEING County Parcel No. 01/8/1/21-11 (Pin No. 01639704546779) TO BE SOLD AS THE PREMISES OF VRC, LLC SEIZED AND TAKEN IN EXECUTION AS THE PROPERTY OF: VRC, LLC TO ALL PARTIES IN INTEREST AND CLAIMANTS: "All Property Owners' Associations (POA) who wish to collect the most recent six months unpaid dues in accordance with their statutory lien under the Uniform Planned Community Act of 68 PA. C.S.A. 5315(b)(2)(ii) must provide the Sheriff's Office at least two weeks before the Sheriff's Sale with written notification of the amount of the lien and state that "such amount is for the past six months prior to the Sheriff's Sale only." Any sale which does not receive such notification from a POA will not be collected at the time of Sheriff's Sale." Prospective bidders must complete the Bid4Assets on-line registration process to participate in the auction. The highest bid plus costs shall be paid to bid4assets, on their website, as the purchase price for the property sold by the Sheriff's Office, Stroudsburg, PA. A schedule of proposed distribution for the proceeds received from the above captioned sale will be on file in the Office of the Sheriff within thirty (30) days from the date of the sale. Distribution in accordance therewith will be made within ten (10) days thereafter unless exceptions are filed within said time. Ken Morris Sheriff of Monroe County Pennsylvania Ashleigh Levy Marin, Esquire Sheriff's Office Stroudsburg, PA Barry J. Cohen, Sheriff's Solicitor PR - Oct 29; Nov 5, 12