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Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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Claire Marziotti posted a condolence
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Kerry and I (or as he would have it, Clair-i-gan) will miss your dad so much. Always warm and light-hearted, ready to joke around, unless the subject was the Orange -- serious stuff. Love to all, especially Jeannette.
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Judy Romano Lamanna posted a condolence
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Mrs. Whitmore, Tom Sissy and Jack-- I am so sorry to here the passing of such a good man- husband, father and grandfather. I have such sweet memories, having the pleasure of growing up with all of you as next door neighbors. I am truly sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you at this time.
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Harold Bookman lit a candle
Monday, March 27, 2017
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Aunt Jeanette,Tom, Bennette, and Jack; we will all miss Uncle Ben's smiling face and calm demeanor.I remember the fun we used to have when we used to visit the house in Camillus, and the pool parties. Although I can't remember what he said to me when my Mom died, I do remember it really helped me to relax a bit.Mei and I are both very sorry for your loss.
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Harold Bookman uploaded photo(s)
Monday, March 27, 2017
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Harold Bookman uploaded photo(s)
Monday, March 27, 2017
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Hal & Mei Bookman lit a candle
Sunday, March 26, 2017
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Jan Cole posted a condolence
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Aunt Jeanette, Tom, Benette and Jack, I'm so sorry to hear of Uncle Ben's passing. His obituary perfectly summarizes his life. As a niece-in-law I want you all to know how much Uncle Ben meant to our family. It was always enjoyable to visit, joke and take in spring training. We will miss you, Uncle Ben, but we'll never forget you. Our prayers are with you all.
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Jim Forger posted a condolence
Sunday, March 26, 2017
RIP Uncle Ben :-(
I'll never forget the great family barbecues and pool parties that Uncle Ben and Aunt Jeanette hosted when we were growing up. It was an honor and pleasure to have such a great family. AJ, Tom, Benette, and Jack - so very sorry, but I'm looking forward to getting together this summer to share the great memories.
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Sunday, March 26, 2017
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Uncle Ben and Aunt Jeanette - 1999
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Mark Orr posted a condolence
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Too much too soon.
I was at work this morning doing my best to learn all the nuances of the insurance companies we deal with while checking in patients when the son of an 87-year-old patient of ours comes up to the desk to let me know that his father had passed away last night from a massive stroke.
The son didn’t have to announce who he was or who his father was because I recognized him instantly as he had been bringing his father in for treatments, labs and follow up appointments almost weekly since they began coming here in what would be a year this coming June.
This man’s father and I had become quite good friends discussing the ups and downs of the Syracuse Orange basketball season as he knew I was a season ticket holder and I knew that he watched all the games from the comfort of his recliner in his home in the eastern suburbs of Syracuse.
We would both play armchair assistant coaches and try and figure out why with all the talent the team had they were going nowhere fast. Obviously with our combined years of being Orange fans surely we could come up with a formula to keep them going forward this season instead of preparing for the next.
At all the home games this year Driver’s Village of Cicero would hand out orange buttons that generally were designed to denigrate the opposing team for that particular game and to also bring a smile to the faces of all fans that proudly donned the buttons on their way to their seats.
Knowing how much this very kind patient loved his Orange I always made sure I got two buttons from the personnel handing them out. One for me to keep and one to give this lovely man at his next appointment.
At the game honoring the late Pearl this season I got him a pin that was a replica of the jersey Pearl wore along with the refrigerator magnet that had Pearl’s image and legacy on it.
He took the pin and attached it to the S.U. baseball cap he wore faithfully and pointed to it every time he came in as if for the first time showing me how much he appreciated the gesture.
The smile that crossed his face every time I presented him with a button or souvenir from the game was enough to light up a room and each and every time his hand would thrust across my desk extended to offer his thanks.
A thanks I surely didn’t need as his broad grin was all I needed. The warmth that spread through me and caused me to smile in kind was more thanks than I ever could possibly need. I always shook his hand as it would have been rude not to and it never failed to make him light up even brighter and caused me to do the same.
Just as often and like clockwork while on their way out from his appointment the dutiful son would always stop at my desk offering up his empty 20 oz. diet Pepsi bottle as his weekly contribution to our recycle efforts. I always thanked him and added it to our collection.
Meanwhile his father and I would offer up our predictions for the next Syracuse game and what was needed to get a “W”. We knew deep down we both could do a much better job on the bench than the current staff if they only listened to us. Never did we part without a chuckle or two and admissions of how much we looked forward to seeing each other at his next appointment.
Now comes today when this man’s son who suddenly is without a father comes in for the sole purpose to share with me his devastating news. He doesn’t want or need to see anyone and asks me when we both stop the sudden onset of tears to please tell his father’s treating MD the news.
This man who has a millions things to do and a million places to be since he came upon his father laying motionless yesterday and called 911. The man who stood over his father as the EMT’s tried in vain to bring him back to where he rightfully belongs at his son’s side. The man who now has calling hour and funeral arrangements to make and family and friends to contact and share the tragic news.
This fine, albeit shaken man clearly beside himself and now making me likewise made the trip here, wearing his father’s hat with the Pearl jersey pin displayed prominently for the world to see just to let me know the man I had developed a camaraderie with would be stopping by to see me no more.
Besides the tears and haltingly-offered condolences I was left at a loss for words or more appropriately at a loss to even speak. That I even warranted such an inclusion in this grief-stricken son’s plans is beyond thought.
That despite all that is on his plate not 24 hours after losing the man, father and companion that was the focus of his life is too soul-touching to even begin to properly convey in words let alone in script.
All I could do once again and the second time in 5 days is to come around my desk and offer my hand and this time a prolonged embrace before I let him go and get on with all the somber duties that come with losing a loved one. The duties he put on hold just to let me know that I too have someone to grieve.
If you think what you do. What you say. How you treat people. How people react to you go unnoticed think again. I will never, ever forget the people that have touched my life or I apparently have touched theirs. Nor will I ever forget the ones in the future that will no doubt do the same.
People come into your life for a reason. The ability to make them happy and glad they met you and without a conscious effort to do so speaks volumes of who you are or who you should be.
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Tim Wheeler posted a condolence
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Mrs. Whitmore, Tom, Benette and Jack, I just read about Ben, I am very sorry for your loss. Ben was a good guy and a funny one, he could always make me laugh. I worked with him making decals for Pass and Seymour when he worked there. He always had a joke for me and once in a while would ask my advise on different topics. I haven't seen him in years, but I will miss him. I wish you all well in your time of loss.
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Julie lit a candle
Sunday, March 26, 2017
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Julie posted a condolence
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Very sad but this is a great tribute to a great man and Uncle. UB would have us over for Sunday night hockey before anyone could watch on tv and his barbecues were the best. Long but worth. Julius and "Bon Joe V" send all of our love to AJ, Tom, Bennett, Jack and families.
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mark posted a condolence
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Sorry to read this, words kind of fail me, but may I say he was one of a kind, he was one who didn't seem to judge me, like many others in the clan. For that I respect him.May he rest peacefully and may you all, Aunt Jeanette, Tom, Bennette and Jack keep alive those memories of the man he was.
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