Monrovia — President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has described as shocking the death of River-gee County Senator Isaac Johnson. Speaking Sunday in Clara town when she visited the family of the fallen senator, the President expressed profound regrets for the death of Senator Johnson, whose constructive engagement with government, she said, would be highly missed.

According to an Executive Mansion release, the Liberian leader assured the family of government's cooperation as they conclude plans for his burial and expressed the hope that the family will find strength and solace as they mourn the loss of the late Senator Johnson.

Speaking on behalf of the family, an elder son of the late Senator, Mr. Patrick Johnson, thanked the President for the visit, describing his late father as a cornerstone for the family whose death has created a deep void within the family.