that's all i have left is pain. >> reporter: mildred johnson has three sons.ce, a former tight end for the philadelphia eagles. he's in the pharmaceutical business today. sean, a longtime employee for "the washington post" he's been there more than 20 years, but the son she thinks about every da day, that's marcus, her baby boy. >> that's the son that looks so much like me. that's the son that -- if i'm sick the other two would back away. not him. >> reporter: marcus didn't have a fast track to success. when he was 16 he got involved selling drugs. he shot a guy who didn't pay up. he did time, four years' time. >> i took him to the youth center. i did because he had to stand up and take responsibility for what he did. >> reporter: when he was 26 marcus got lucky and landed a job at the washington hospital center. he was a patient transporter there. >> when he got there it seems like he had made peace with the world. he wanted to just be able to be a productive person. >> reporter: marcus johnson worked that hospital job for nine years until the day he died, th

that's all i have left is pain. >> mildred johnson has three sons.a former tight end for the philadelphia eagles. he's in the pharmaceutical business today. sean, a longtime employee for "the washington post." he's been there more than 20 years. but the son she thinks about every day that's marcus, her baby boy. that's the son that looks so much like me, that's the son, if i'm sick the other two would back away, not him. marcus didn't have a fast track to success. when he was 16 he got involved selling drugs. he shot a guy who didn't pay up. he did time, four years' time. >> i took him to the youth center. i did because he had to stand up and take responsibility for what he did. >> reporter: when he was 26, marcus got lucky and landed a job at the washington hospital center. he was a patient transporter there. >> when he got there it seems like he'd made peace with the world. he wanted to just be able to be a productive person. >> marcus johnson worked that hospital job for nine years until the day he died that may day 2006. he was down in his first

that's all i have left is pain. >> reporter: mildred johnson has three sons.aurice a, a former tight end for the philadelphia eagles. he's in the pharmaceutical business today. shawn, a longtime employee for "the washington post." he's been there more than 20 years. but the son she thinks about every day, that's marcus, her baby boy. >> that's the son that looks so much like me. that's the son that, if i'm sick, the other two would back away. not him. >> reporter: marcus didn't have a fast track to success. when he was 16, he got involved selling drugs. he shot a guy who didn't pay up. he did time, four years time. >> according to the youth center on bladenburg road, i did, because he had to stand up and take responsibility for what he did. >> reporter: when he was 26, marcus got lucky and landed a job at the washington hospital center. he was a patient transporter there. >> when you got there, it seems like he had made peace with the world. he wanted to just be able to be a productive person. >> reporter: marcus johnson worked that hospital job for nine years