Benjamin "Ben" Harrison

Benjamin Harrison Obituary

HARRISON, Benjamin "Ben," 74, of Tampa, went to be with the Lord June 11, 2009. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Theresa, and is survived by his sons, Allan (Jody), Ben Jr. (Doreen) and Don (Cindy); five grandchildren; and four great-grand-children. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, and was an electrical contractor, retiring at 33. He spent the rest of his years helping others, restoring bicycles to give to children at Christmas; sharing his time, tools, comfort and laughter with friends, neighbors and strangers in need; giving the loose change in his pockets to children; and telling funny stories. Ben was a talker, a listener a doer and a helper. He was "bigger than life." A special thanks goes to his caregivers, Sherry "Sarge" Mast and Lysonia Morris. The family will receive friends 2-3 p.m. Monday, June 15, at Northwest Tampa Church of God, 5131 Gunn Highway, with services starting at 3 p.m. A gathering will follow in the fellowship hall.

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Published by TBO.com from Jun. 13 to Jun. 14, 2009.

Memories and Condolences
for Benjamin Harrison

11 Entries

Dee Hart

June 19, 2009

From your sister Betty's daughter Dee

Dear Uncle Ben, you and Aunt Theresa were the greatest and I miss both of you so very much...I will forever remember the stories and compassion you have. I know we lived far away from each other but I thought of you often May you both rest in peace knowing how good you both were. Be happy now uncle Ben you're with aunt Theresa and I can just see her hugging you when you arrived. with so much love and respect your niece dee...I will always smile when I think of you both...

JOHNNA ANDERSON

June 18, 2009

BEN WAS A WONDERFUL MAN! I COULD NEVER ASK TO MEET ANYONE MORE LOVING THAN HIM! HE WAS LIKE A UNCLE TO ME! WE WILL BE MISSED! BUT NEVER FORGOTTON! I LOVE YOU BEN!

Cathy Cacciatore-Hughes

June 15, 2009

Ben was a great man and will be missed. I have some of my fondest childhood memories with Ben. I still get a chuckle when I think of him. He was a real trooper to take a bunch of kids camping, teaching us about horses, the rodeos at Lake Park and who could forget tubing the Weeki Wachee. Ben always had a smile on his face and a laugh to share. My deepest sympathy to his family for their loss.

Robin Hodgdon

June 15, 2009

Ben will be greatly missed by all who knew him. I will always have the memories of the time's we had, the jokes he told and his laughter. What a great man!!!! My prayers are with the whole family.

Much love to all
Robin Hodgdon

Diane Simon

June 15, 2009

Alan and Family,
My thoughts are with you at this time of sorrow.
I know you had an exceptionally close relationship with your dad and he will surely be missed.
May you and your families hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate his life.

Lisa Eiland

June 14, 2009

Uncle Benny will be missed by all. His smile was contagious and he brought joy to many.

Jerry & Shari Clemons

June 14, 2009

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

The Perkins Family

June 14, 2009

With sympathy and love, to Alan, Ben jr. and Don, their wives and children:

Uncle Ben, we love you! May the wonderful memories sustain us all through this tough time. To hear one more joke, to laugh about old times, always with smiles for everyone, this was him!

Love to all,
Albo, Yvonne, Lundy & Yvette

Anthony Leto

June 14, 2009

It was always a pleasure to visit and talk with Ben and his boys. God Bless.

Johnny Scales

June 14, 2009

My most sincere condolences to the Family of this Great Man i am proud to call my Friend.He was a very remarkable Man and will be missed greatly by all that knew him.

Cindy ~ Jeff Anderson

June 14, 2009

"Ben" A Man Who Never Meet A Stranger,
His Smile Always Made You Feel Good About Your Self And He Always Made Life
Feel Like Worth Living, There Are No Tellings How Many Hearts He Touched In His Life. And Stories He Would Tell Ya Always Made Ya Laugh. We (My Husband and I) Meet Ben in 1985-86 We Went To See An Apartment He Had For Rent That Is The Day Our Friendship Began, He Was The First One To Know That We Were Gunna Have A Baby He Bought Her First Shoes To Let Jeff Know We Were Having Our Baby. Ben and Treasa were Family to Us, She Was The First One To Watch Our Daughter,
We Love Them Both So Much, Ben Always Showed Us A Good Time After We Moved Here And Would Come To Visit, He Was A Great Man, He Was Proud Of His Family and Proud Of Him Self,( But Never Actted Like It) You Could Just Tell My The Stories He Told. He Helped So Many People, With Just That Smile On His. I Have Seen Him Pay Someone Bill So They Could Eat. That Is A Man Of God,
We Were So Blessed To Have His Family In Our Lives, Yes We Are Sad, But We Do Know That He Is With Momma Now And No More Pain Or Suffering, But We Are Left Behind Sad And Feeling Lost Without Him and Wishing We Would Of Called More Sent More Cards, Just To Say Hello And That We Loved Him,
To The Family We Know You Are Hurting More Than Everyone Else But Please Know He Was So Proud Of You All And That You All Are In Our Hearts And Prayers.
I Hope We Can Make It Down There If Not We Will See You In A Few Weeks,
God Be With You All,
There Is So Much I Could Say On Here, But This Is Not The Time,
God Bless Our Thoughts and Prayers Are With You All,
Our Love And Prayers Always,
Cindy and Jeff Anderson
Our Daughter
Johnna and Her Daughter Riley Cheyenne
I wish I knew how to put the song on here,
"I Can See Clearly Now" It Really Makes Sence, I Listened To It A Four Times Today In Memery Of Our Friend Ben, I Can see Clearly Now The Rain Is Gone...All The Pain Is Gone...I Hope You Get A Chance To Hear It..With Love Jeff ~ Cindy

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