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

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