Johnny Joe Bernstein, age 67, of Little Elm, Texas went to be with the Lord on August 5, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. He was born on October 31, 1953, to Joe Ann (Bond) and Emmet Herbert Bernstein in Jacksboro, Texas. On March 31, 1972, Johnny married Cindy Hill in Iowa Park, Texas.
Johnny is survived by his wife of 49 years, Cindy Bernstein; his daughter, Jennifer Hedrick and her husband, Jeremy of Lucas, Texas; his two sons, Blaine Bernstein and his wife, Misty of Tolar, Texas, Bruce Bernstein and his wife, Jennifer of Frisco, Texas; his chosen son, Larry Montgomery and his wife, Mary Beth of North Richland Hills, Texas; his eight grandchildren, Matthew, Connor, Ryan Hedrick, Tancy Hester, Tannah, Brennan, Bryce Bernstein, and Oliva Withem; Larry’s children, Liam and Kaleb Montgomery; his mother, Joe Ann Bernstein of Iowa Park, Texas; his brother, Allen Bernstein of Burkburnet, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Johnny was preceded in death by his father, Emmet Herbert Bernstein and his brother, Kyle Bernstein.
Johnny lived a full and faithful life. During his early career as a Supervisor at Cryovac in Iowa Park and as a Manager at Sprague Electric in Wichita Falls, Johnny was already a great leader. After eleven years in the business world, Johnny heeded the call to ministry that he had felt strongly since the age of seventeen. After working hard to receive his Divinity Degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1986, Johnny spent the next twenty-four years as a Senior Pastor and Church Planter at multiple churches across Texas. The impact on those that were lucky enough to benefit from his ministry is immeasurable. He was a caring, loving, and authentic leader of his congregations. When his time in formal church-based ministry came to an end in 2010, Johnny joined Careington International where he worked hard for eleven years, most recently serving as Assistant Vice President of Customer Engagement. Johnny used each day at Careington to make a positive impact on his fellow employees as well as every customer and client he interacted with each day. Johnny is an example of living each day to the fullest while focusing on the needs of others and serving others well.
Johnny’s call to minister to others was a life-long calling. The best example of how he did this over the last ten years is through his daily devotions. Many either followed Johnny’s online devotions each day or received his daily devotional text messages. Countless people have been able to start each day with an encouraging word that Johnny would write along with a scripture. Johnny kept writing and sending these until the end, with his last devotion sent just 5 days before he passed. Johnny knew the power of God in his life and knew the impact it could make on others.
Family and friends are invited to a Visitation on Sunday, August 8, 2021, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 8520 Main Street, Frisco, Texas 75033. A Funeral Service will be held at Hope Fellowship Frisco West, 309 Main Street, Frisco, Texas 75036 on Monday, August 9, 2021, beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will be held at Highland Cemetery, 862 Rogers Road, Iowa Park, Texas 76367 at 3:00 PM on Monday, August 9, 2021. For those in attendance, the family request that everyone wear facial covering and respect social distancing. The service may be viewed at the following link; https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/johnny-bernstein.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to A House on Beekman, https://ahouseonbeekman.org/ or alternatively a check can be mailed to A House on Beekman C/O Sloan Hedrick, 390 Jackson Ave, Bronx, NY; or to Faith Presbyterian Hospice, https://www.forefrontliving.org/giving-opportunities/