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Michael Benjamin Obituary

Michael G. Benjamin

Our beloved son and brother, Mike, unexpectedly passed away on June 14, 2021. He was born in Bangor, Maine. He was a graduate of Greenway High School. Mike loved working on cars and motorcycles. He loved to travel the backroads and small towns of Arizona. He was a thoughtful and caring son and brother. He is preceded in death by his father, Selden. He is survived by his mother, Eileen Benjamin, and sisters Susan (Norman) Bonifay, Mary (Richard) Brown, Joanne (Perry) Dunn, and Margie Renstrom. A celebration of Life will be held Aug 7, 2021. For details, send an email to [email protected].

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Published by The Arizona Republic from Jun. 30 to Jul. 4, 2021.

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Christine Simon

September 5, 2022

Michael was my sweet friend. He was a beautiful, kind and compassionate soul. I am blessed and feel grateful to have known him and have learned beautiful lessons from being in his presence.
I'm so sorry for your loss, God bless you all

Christine Simon

September 5, 2022

I'm so sorry for your loss of your brother and your son Michael. This is Christine Simon. He was my first love and I never forgot about him because he was always so kind and generous.. he taught me a lot and I'm grateful from the bottom of my heart to have known him.

Priscilla

July 28, 2021

I am so sorry for your loss. Mike was such a good guy and we all loved him dearly at Courtesy. He never said no and always helped when he could. I feel so blessed as we just re-connected this last February. So many people are reaching out. Our prayers are with you and your family. Our condolences.

Sharon

July 17, 2021

I am so sorry for your loss of Mike. We met years ago while he was working at Courtesy Chevrolet. We shared some nice times together, would have the longest conversations, and found so many things to laugh about. He Truly cared about others.. My heart felt prayers to his family.

Margie Benjamin Renstrom

July 11, 2021

Tom Risk, if you see this please send an email to [email protected] for information about Mike´s memorial.

Marco Amavisca

July 2, 2021

Sorry for your loss .. I will miss Mike he was a really good friend at Gatorade who always had time for me to talk . He shared his projects, past employments and family life. We would talk about the old TV commercials and let off steam . Once again sorry for your loss my prayers to your family

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Tom Risk

July 1, 2021

I worked with Mike over 20 years ago at Courtesy Chevrolet. He was always so respectful and helpful. Would appreciate details of Celebration to be held on Aug 7.

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