Dear Bakanec Family: We are friends of Mary and Brad in Tampa. If they are any reflection at all of Mr. Ben Bakanec, he must have been an incredible human being. We are so very sorry for your loss and hope you find comfort in some of the wonderful memories you have of your Husband, Dad, Grandfather, and Brother. Our deepest sympathy to you during this difficult time.Posted: 1/1/2010 by Jill Stark and Sean O'Donnell of Tampa, FL, USA We were so sorry to hear of Ben's passing, he will missed by all who knew him. We both have such good memories of Ben from all our years in Balmorra and our visits here in Florida. He was such a kind and gentle man and such a good friend.Posted: 1/1/2010 by Dennis and Judy of The Villages, FL, Dear ones, my heart and prayers are with you. Stay strong and take care of one another as Ben took care of all of you. Wish I was there to hug all of you and support you in the way that would be comforting and meaningful.
Ben will always have a special place in my mind and heart. I will miss his emails and jokes.
God bless all of you.
DianePosted: 1/1/2010 by Diane of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dear Kay and family,
We extend our heartfelt condolences to you and your family with Ben's passing. We share your grief in this time of sorrow. Ben was a great friend, and I always thought of him as my brother. I will miss his phone calls and e-mails. We shared a lot of laughs. He was a good man. We will make a contribution to St. Mark the Evangelist Church charitable fund in Ben's name. May God's blessings be upon you and your family, Kay.
Respectfully,
Judy and Dave HannPosted: 1/1/2010 by David and Judy Hann of Joliet, IL, USA Kay,
I am so sorry to learn of Bennys passing. We were friends at LTHS and it was a pleasure seeing you both at our 50th reunion. He will be missed by many of his former classmates.
Yours in Christ,
Jack ErnstPosted: 1/2/2010 by JACK ERNST of NEW BRITAIN, PA, USA Dear Kay, Brad, Greg and Jeff,
I am so sorry to hear of your husband and father's death. He was a friendly and gracious man on the occasions when we met and it was a pleasure to have known him.
Please accept my sincere sympathy. May God give you comfort,
IvaPosted: 1/3/2010 by Iva Hanlon of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA So sorry to hear about your loss, our thoughts and prayers are with your family and loved ones at this difficult time.Posted: 1/4/2010 by Brian of Atlanta, GA, USA Ben and I were friends for over 40 years. Even when seperated by many miles we somehow managed to stay in touch and I will miss him very much. I regret that I am not able to be there at this time.Posted: 1/4/2010 by Chuck Volpe of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA Brad and Mary, we are so sorry for your loss. We will be thinking of you during this time and you will be in our prayers. God bless you and your family.Posted: 1/4/2010 by Larry and Marilyn Mathews of Tampa, FL, Hi Kay
We are thinking of you at this sad time. Just
remember the good times you had with Ben .
Love Malcolm & JanePosted: 1/6/2010 by malcolm &jane grinstead of cynthiana, ky, usa I knew Ben while he was at Kemet Electronics in Simpsonville SC. I am still there after 41 years. Just a word of condolance for those he left behind...Ben is in a better place and I am sure you will all meet up with him again on down the road. Don't look at death as an ending but rather a beginning, the lamp here on Earth has just been turned out because of the bright light on the other side that is the Son. Posted: 1/6/2010 by David Ballard of Mauldin, SC, USA Sorry for your loss. Just heard about this today sorry we could not have been with you. Sincerely Rich and AndreaPosted: 1/9/2010 by Rich Willey of Londonderry , New Hampshire, USA