I was so sorry to hear about Ben's passing. My condolences to his son, Ben, and parents Ben and Suzanne and his siblings Suzanne, Peter and Joe. I know these are sad times.
Two times in my life I had unique contact with Ben. I remember fondly him coming to the back of my beach house in the summer time to catch eels in the tidal basin. I never asked what he was planning to do with those eels that he did catch.
The other times when we lived in Farmington, CT, he and his family lived in the next town over. My daughter, Jennifer, would often babysit for them. On Halloween he and his family, and his parents Ben and Suzanne, would come for dinner and then trick or treating in the neighborhood. It was always an enjoyable night.
Love and hugs to all the family,
Aunt Madelaine