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Benjamin Franklin Pruitt Jr.
1948 - 2025
Benjamin Franklin Pruitt Jr.
1948 - 2025
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1948
DIED
2025
Benjamin Pruitt Jr. Obituary
July 6, 1948 - April 29, 2025
Benjamin Franklin Pruitt, Jr., 76, of Spotsylvania, VA, passed away peacefully at home on April 29, 2025. A retired Detective with the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department, Ben served with distinction for 20 years, earning multiple commendations. He later served as a Deputy Sheriff in McCormick, SC, where he launched a successful D.A.R.E. program, before returning to Virginia to work in the Fredericksburg school system until retiring in 2011.
A passionate youth coach with the Dale City Sports Club during the 1970s and '80s, Ben was a beloved mentor and community figure. He loved his family deeply, cherished his faith, and enjoyed golf, hunting, fishing, and the outdoors.
Ben was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Mary C. Pruitt. He is survived by his children, John Wesley Pruitt and Tammy Lynn Odum; 8 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and sisters Betty Saunders and Ruth Wunsh.
A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, May 8 at 11:00 a.m. at Lake of the Woods Clubhouse, Locust Grove, VA.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America at https://myasthenia.org.
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Bill Currier
May 4, 2025
May Peace and Comfort be with Family and Friends. I met Ben in May 1970 when I was just a Rookie with the MPDC, Ben was one of my Training Officer's at Old No. 10 Precinct assigned to the patrol division. Later we would attend classes at the University of Maryland together, thank you Ben for being a Teacher and Friend.
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