BENSON – Richard P., of Westwood, formerly of Braintree, died April 25th, 2013.
Beloved husband of Barbara (McKenzie) Benson for 60 years. Loving father of Richard P. Benson Jr. and his wife Deborah of Boulder, CO, Bradley J. Benson of Norwell, Diane B. Bolster and her husband Mark of Narragansett, RI and Gerard D. Benson and his wife Ellie of Boxford. Devoted grandfather of Sean Benson, Mark Bolster Jr., Elise Bolster, Alec Benson and Cassidy Benson. Brother of the late Gertrude Killman, Eleanor Cook, Frank Benson Jr. and Arthur Benson. Uncle of Peter and Brian Vaas and Carol Biron.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours in the Holden, Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home, 55 High Rock St. (off Route 109) Westwood on Monday April 29th from 4-8pm. Funeral from the funeral home on Tuesday morning April 30th at 9am followed by Mass of Christian Burial in St. Margaret Mary Church at 10am. Interment with military honors at New Westwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Richard's memory to Mass Audubon, c/o Development Office, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 or to the Little Sisters of the Poor, 186 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA 02143. Richard was the former President of Adams, Chapman Co. and a U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran of WWII.
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