BENJAMIN BRUCE

FOREVER 29

If you had the privilege of knowing Benjamin, you knew a man with a heart that seemed to stretch beyond himself, wrapping around those he cared for like an unbreakable bond. He wasn’t just someone you met in passing—he was someone who left a lasting mark, someone who made the world feel a little warmer just by being in it.

Ben had a giant heart, the kind that made him impossible to forget. He carried kindness with him, not as an obligation but as a natural part of who he was. He was the kind of person who would make you laugh when you needed it most, who would step up before you even had to ask. He loved deeply, gave freely, and never held back when it came to the people he cared about.

It wasn’t just his kindness that made him stand out—it was him. His personality, his energy, his way of making everything feel bigger. Ben had a presence that was impossible to ignore, a light that never dimmed, even in the hardest moments. If there was a joke to be made, he’d make it. If there was love to be given, he’d give it without hesitation.

If his family could tell him jst one more thing, it would be this: You were loved…

More than words could ever capture.

That love doesn’t fade. It stays in the echoes of his laughter, in the stories told around kitchen tables, in the quiet moments when someone thinks, Ben would’ve loved this.

He may be gone, but Benjamin Bruce is still here. In hearts, in memories, in the love he left behind.

Forever.

December 22, 1988 – December 6, 2018
Marietta, Ohio