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THE LEGACY
When
I die, give what is left of me to
children.
If you need to cry,
Cry for your brothers walking beside
you.
Put your arms around anyone
And give them what you need to give
to me.
I want to leave you with something,
Something better than words or sounds.
Look for me in the people I have known
and loved,
And if you cannot live without me,
Then let me live on in your eyes,
Your mind and your acts of kindness.
You can love me most by letting hands
touch hands
And letting go of children that need
to be free.
Love does not die, people do.
So when all that is left of me is
love...
Give me away...
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- Married to Carolyn (Lynne)
for 34 years
- Father of Matthew, Daniel
& Marcus
- Elementary public school
teacher for 34 years
- 1971 ~ 2001 with Toronto District
School Board at Lescon Road P.S.,
- Forest Manor P.S., Bayview Elementary School
& Bayview Middle School
- 2001 ~ 2005 with York Region
District School Board at Markham Gateway P.S.,
& W.J. Watson P.S.
- Was a Continuing Education
teacher for 10 years
& a Principal of the Saturday
Heritage Language Program for 5 years
Sports involvement
included:
- Coached school sports teams - volleyball,
basketball, soccer, track & field
- Coached his sons in the Newmarket Softball
Association
- Proud supporter of his sons chosen sports
- softball, baseball, soccer, ball hockey,
hockey, volleyball, basketball,
swimming & slo-pitch
- Played in the Newmarket Service Club Men’s
Slo-Pitch League for 25 years
- Umpired for the Newmarket Men’s Baseball
League for 5 years
Personal interests
included:
- Member of the Canadian
Progress Club, Newmarket for 7 years
- Children’s Aid Christmas deliveries for
25 years
- Billeted players for the Newmarket Hurricanes
Junior A Hockey team for 4 years
- Golf
- Fishing
Ben was passionate about
life. He truly lived every day to the fullest.
Ben knew the true meaning of being a friend.
Ben’s love of kids and sports made this
foundation our obvious choice for Ben’s
memorial donations.
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