Casey died of diabetic ketoacidosis in January 2010. In a 2012 op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, Johnson urged Congress to approve long-term funding for the Special Diabetes Program. Johnson is the founding chairman of the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR). He founded the organization in 1999 after his daughter Jaime was diagnosed with lupus, and he realized that there was a lack of research in that area. Ukraine During the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Johnson and his wife Suzanne, who comes from a Ukrainian background, have organized aid efforts for Ukraine. Their family visited Poland, which is the primary destination for Ukrainian refugees displaced by the crisis. While in Poland, they made visits to community centres, shelters and orphanages housing Ukrainian refugees. In an article for The Telegraph, Johnson has urged the United States and the United Kingdom to take action and assist Ukraine. In April 2022, the Jets pledged a $1 million donation to Ukraine, to be distributed in monthly instalments of $100,000 to various Ukrainian organizations. The first organization to receive money from the fund was Plast Scouting USA, a Ukrainian scouting organization working to provide first aid and medical supplies during the war. United24, a fundraising initiative created by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was another beneficiary. In August 2022, the Jets announced plans to raise awareness for Ukraine's humanitarian crisis during their Week 3 match against the Cincinnati Bengals on September 25, including adding Ukrainian flag decals to their helmets. The Jets will also paint the Ukrainian flag onto each end zone at the MetLife Stadium. References External links 1947 births Living people 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople Ambassadors of the United States to the United Kingdom American chief executives of professional sports organizations American sports businesspeople Businesspeople from New Jersey Businesspeople in the pharmaceutical industry New Jersey Republicans New York Jets owners People from Bedminster, New Jersey People from New Brunswick, New Jersey Woody Sportspeople from Somerset County, New Jersey Trump administration personnel University of Arizona alumni People from Palm Beach, Florida 21st-century American diplomats Florida Republicans