Benjamin Casey Litteer

1977 - 2012

RENSSELAER - Benjamin Carey Litteer, 34, passed away Thursday (March 1, 2012) at Albany Memorial Hospital.
Born Sept. 5, 1977 in Rochester, he was the son of Carey Litteer and Marjorie Robinson McIntosh. For the past 17 years, he had been enjoying life while living happily with the love of his life, his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Bossard.
Benjamin and his family moved to Olean in 1985 from Rochester, where he graduated from Olean High School in 1995. He attended St. Bonaventure University for one year as a recipient of the Enchanted Mountain Scholarship, and, later, he received an associate of applied sciences degree from Alfred State College. He then served as an adjunct professor there for one full academic year, and in 2003 he earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from the Academy of Arts College in San Francisco.
His first employment began in Irvine, California, where his love of video electronics gave him the joy of working as a video game artist for Papaya Studio from 2005 to 2007. Along with Jennifer, he moved back to New York in 2007 and continued in the video game production business as an environmental artist with Vicarious Visions in Albany. Benjamin's co-workers and associates at that company frequently expressed their respect and gratitude not only for his technical and artistic contributions but also for his personal counsel and leadership.
Together with Jennifer, he shared many interests, including his passion for video games. He was a student of and avid collector of game technology, both new and old. In addition, all knew him as a serious Star Trek fan and a fan of movies and comedy. He enjoyed learning to cook and, along with Jennifer, he enjoyed sightseeing and traveling, including a trip to Japan.
Surviving in addition to Jennifer are his mother, Marjorie (James) McIntosh, of Olean; his father, Carey (Cindy) Litteer, of Hinsdale; a sister, Kimberly (John) Light, of Olean; maternal grandmother Frances Riley, of Waynesboro, Tenn.; paternal grandmother Helen Litteer, of Henrietta; Jennifer's beloved parents, William and Kinuko Bossard, of Olean and their daughter Janet Bossard, of Los Angeles, Calif.; and many cousins.
Friends will be received noon-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday (March 6, 2012) at the Casey, Halwig & Hartle Funeral Home, 3128 W. State Rd., Olean. Funeral services will be private with John Robinson, uncle to Benjamin, officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, West Sparta.
Cards of sympathy may be directed to Jennifer Bossard, 119 S. Clinton St. Olean, NY, 14760. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the West Sparta Methodist Church, P.O. Box 671, Dansville, NY, 14437 for the development of the Oaklawn Cemetery (in memory of Benjamin Carey Litteer).
Online condolences may be expressed at oleanfuneralhome.com.