Benjamin Ledbetter, age 29

Lost to gun violence on June 27, 2017 in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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  • Nickname:
    11 stubby
    5 Bean
    4 Dearly missed ... until we meet again
  • Number of children:
    5 If you add the countless kindness shown, he has 1000
  • Personality:
    12 Dry and sarcastic, funny
    10 great uncle
    13 great person
    11 loyal, stubborn, wonderful sense of humor, caring
    4 loving, compassionate beyond words and dearly dearly missed
  • Occupation:
    4 Son, Brother, Nephew, Friend and all around sweetheart
    4 A smile that would light up the room
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    7 Holy redeemer
    6 lindbergh high
    7 st pauls catholic grade school fenton,mo
    5 United States Air Force
  • Comments:
    10 selfless, would do anything to make his niece and nephew happy..even playing barbies for hours:)
    4 Such a shame. Tragic. comes from a fine family who had his own family. Much prayers! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
    6 always could make anyone laugh
    7 light up a room with his grin
    6 caring,loving, willing to share his last dollar
    11 I love you and miss you evey minute in awake
    10 His smile was contagious, he was so so cute and definatly had better hair than his brother❤️
    7 his brother was very jealous of his hair.
    2 He always made me laugh and was there for me. Miss you so much.

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