Obituary

“I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.” ~Jack Kerouac

Robert Benjamin “Ben” Haley, 34, died Sunday, September 24, 2017 at his residence in Dallas, Texas. Ben was born in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on November 24, 1982. He is survived by his mother, Vicki Jane Fry Haley, his sons Alex and Bradley and their mother Staesha, his sister Cortney and her partner Tom, his grandmother Donna Fry, his aunts Edna, Abby, Kathy, Barb, Tammy, Linda, Kay, and Judy and his uncles Tim, Bob, Grant, and John, his cousins Andy, Adam D., Katie, Haley Beth, Heather, Amber, Adam W., and Tyler as well as many other cousins. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Michael “Mike” Haley, grandfathers Jim Fry and Bob Haley, grandmother Carolyn Haley, aunt Tamela Mae Fry, and uncles Jr. Laudermilt and Paul Brown.

Ben will be greatly missed for the warm, loving teddy bear that he was to so many. He was involved in helping friends, people in his community, and his family. He was always good at working with his hands. His primary profession was as a welder and he was enrolled in Dallas Community College for an associates degree in welding technology at the time of his death. 

A memorial will be held Thursday, October 5, 4PM at Bradbury Church of Christ (39558 Bradbury Rd, Middleport, OH 45760).