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Benita Bernardine Bell
01/19/1946 - 11/12/2025
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Benita Bell Obituary
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, her career included working for Harvard University, Pan American Airlines, and United Airlines. Her areas of work included corporate marketing and administration.
She is survived by her cousin James Terry and aunt Mildred Terry.
Benita loved reading, playing the base, singing in choirs, and international travel -- including Hong Kong, Myanmar, and sailing the Atlantic.
Benita passed peacefully in her sleep on November 12, 2025.
Her Celebration of Life Service will be at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street SW, Washington, DC, on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10 a.m.
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Christy Razzano
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I met Benita over a decade ago in a class about bourbon. We were definitely kindred "spirits." Those classes continued over the years and our friendship grew. We started doing things outside of the classes as well. She was beloved by so many for her humor, big heart, and excellent stories of a life well lived. In her final couple of years, she didn't want to eat very much at all but there was a Chinese restaurant across the street and they have delicious dumplings. Anytime I visited, I needed to have the dumplings, fortune cookie and a cherry coke (or she'd literally send me back out for them.) I'm going to miss her terribly.
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