Benjamin Joseph Glaudi Jr.

1930 - 2023

Benjamin Joseph Glaudi, Jr, born on July 12, 1930, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at the age of 92, at his residence located in Mandeville, Louisiana. Ben, as he preferred to be called, was a lifelong resident of New Orleans until July of 2022 when he relocated to Mandeville. Ben was preceded in death by his wife, Esther Martinez Glaudi; daughter, Christine Glaudi Steudlein; son, Joseph Lynch; grandson, David Thiele, Jr; his parents: father, Benjamin J. Glaudi, Sr. and mother, Marion Hodge Glaudi; his siblings: sister, Joan Glaudi Faust and brothers, Mario, Noel, Nicholas, and David Glaudi. He is survived by his children, Bradley (wife Donna), Bruce (wife Margie), Benjamin III, Sheila, and Lisa. He was also survived by grandchildren, Alexa, Harrison, Ashton, Raven, Maria, Jennifer, Laura, Melissa, Joseph, Christopher, and Jay; and great grandchildren, Shay, Lyla, Kelsey, Marigny, William, Hunter, and Cade. One of Ben's proudest accomplishments was serving as a New Orleans Police officer from 1960 until 2022. In 2018, he was promoted to Sergeant Major, which was only awarded one other time in the history of the Department. Upon his retirement from the NOPD in 2022, he was recognized as the longest tenured active law enforcement (62 years) officer in the United States. In 1983, he formed the Crisis Transportation Service, which assisted the NOPD with the handling and transportation of mentally ill patients. On September 3, 1960, he married his love Esther Martinez (Glaudi). In his early years, Benjamin attended Redemptorist High School and Tulane University on athletic scholarships. Ben was a United States Army Veteran who served in the Korean War from 1951-1953. Ben was an outstanding baseball pitcher who played for the New Iberia Pelicans and was a member of that minor league team who won the 1954 Evangeline League. Ben's pitching record that year was 3-0. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Lake Lawn Funeral Home located at 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124. The visitation will begin at 10 AM with a Mass beginning at 12 PM. Following Mass, a graveside service will follow at All Saints Mausoleum.