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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Benjamin Gomez
Benjamin
Gomez
March 8, 2016
Benjamin Gomez's Obituary
Visiting: Saturday (3/12) 2-4 & 7-9 PM
Crematory: Green-Wood (Brooklyn, NY) PRIVATE
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Benjamin , husband of 71 years to Eva, father to Eva Elsie, Guy and J ames and grandfather to J B, Cassandra, Christopher and Benjamin . He grew up in a shack , with a dirt fl oor , outdoor cooking shed and an outhouse. Benjamin attended school through eighth grade and went barefoot, as did the poor . He enlisted in the US Army in W WII by r e presenting that he was older than he was . In the service , h e lost his right inner ear and had use of his left ear only with a heari ng aid. Upon his return, t he family im mi grated to New York . Benjamin found work at the Friars Club, first as a dishwasher, the n a cook, sous chef and eventually executive chef, the position he held when he retired 38 years later. Benjamin and Eva believed in education . Eva Elsie became a D octor of P sychiatry. Guy, their el dest son, served as a L ieutenant in the US Army and went on to a career in busines s as a McDonald's franchisee . James, the ir youngest, obtained a business degree from Harvard and had a ca reer in finance . Benjamin also mentored neph ews and nieces and many others. H e came to this country in sear ch of opportunity, worked hard, pr ovided for his family and gave them a future. He loved his family and friends. In turn, they loved him and cherish his memory.
Crematory: Green-Wood (Brooklyn, NY) PRIVATE
- - - COMPLIMENTARY VALET PARKING AVAILABLE - - -
Benjamin , husband of 71 years to Eva, father to Eva Elsie, Guy and J ames and grandfather to J B, Cassandra, Christopher and Benjamin . He grew up in a shack , with a dirt fl oor , outdoor cooking shed and an outhouse. Benjamin attended school through eighth grade and went barefoot, as did the poor . He enlisted in the US Army in W WII by r e presenting that he was older than he was . In the service , h e lost his right inner ear and had use of his left ear only with a heari ng aid. Upon his return, t he family im mi grated to New York . Benjamin found work at the Friars Club, first as a dishwasher, the n a cook, sous chef and eventually executive chef, the position he held when he retired 38 years later. Benjamin and Eva believed in education . Eva Elsie became a D octor of P sychiatry. Guy, their el dest son, served as a L ieutenant in the US Army and went on to a career in busines s as a McDonald's franchisee . James, the ir youngest, obtained a business degree from Harvard and had a ca reer in finance . Benjamin also mentored neph ews and nieces and many others. H e came to this country in sear ch of opportunity, worked hard, pr ovided for his family and gave them a future. He loved his family and friends. In turn, they loved him and cherish his memory.
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