In loving memory of George “Georgie” Benavente.

To know George “Georgie” Benavente was to love him… his loud, fun, playful, “sexy as ever” full of himself, loving personality made strangers immediately feel like family and made family feel like he loved them most!!

In August he had a brain bleed which later uncovered a tumor. Within 2wks he had his first appointment with the Mayo Clinic and received a scary preliminary diagnosis of Glioblastoma. The doctors were hopeful and planned to treat it aggressively to give him the best fighting chance possible. On Tuesday, Dec 3rd, he had a biopsy where everything went as planned and he woke up in recovery feeling great. He ate like a king that night and shoo’d Chantel, his wife of 27yrs, out of the hospital so she can rest. Wednesday was encouraging, Georgie walked out of the hospital and to the hotel hand-in-hand with Chantel. Thursday started great, Georgie walked Memphis, their loving couch potato American Bully, took the work truck in for service then walked a short distance home. At 3pm things took a devastating turn and Georgie had stroke like symptoms and lost consciousness. He was rushed to the hospital where Chantel received the agonizing news that Georgie’s brain had hemorrhaged around the brain stem and there was nothing doctors could do to reverse the damage. He was moved to ICU where he was surrounded by his wife & kids, family, and friends; at 1:29pm on December 6th Georgie passed peacefully with Chantel hugging him and his kids holding his hand.

To know Georgie is to be devastated by his passing. He lived life for his wife and kids…he worked hard so they could play harder!

In honoring his life and his dedication to his family we would like to help Chantel with the financial burden that now lies solely on her shoulders. Contributions will go directly to Chantel to help with services, unexpected financial cost, and to help lessen the burden as she finds her new norm.

Thank you for reading and thank you in advance for your prayers, and contributions.