Dear Andy, family and friends, It is with the greatest sadness that we send you our condolences. The news of Ben’s death is heartbreaking. We remember Ben as a beautiful wee boy and an attractive young man. My fondest memories of him are at the ceilidhs held for Julian’s birthdays:-… Continue reading
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an Interweb for Ben… I (and some others) thought it might be a nice idea to have an email chain, group, web, network of Ben’s friends and family, of those who loved Ben and would like to, somehow, cradle and promote his continued existence, through a combination of the multitudinous… Continue reading
Tributes to Ben, with reflections (I will add to these over time…) Here are the tributes that were given for Ben at his funeral: Mother’s Tribute Father’s Tribute Family Tribute Friends’ and Colleagues’ Tribute Poems read out at Ben’s funeral: Distance – a poem by Ben To a Skylark –… Continue reading
A tribute to Ben Corser – the man, the legend Last week we learned the awful news that our fantastic associate Ben Corser was tragically killed in a shooting incident in Mexico. To say we are gutted is an understatement, and our thoughts are very much with his family and… Continue reading
To a Skylark Hail to thee, blithe Spirit!Bird thou never wert,That from Heaven, or near it,Pourest thy full heartIn profuse strains of unpremeditated art. Higher still and higherFrom the earth thou springestLike a cloud of fire;The blue deep thou wingest,And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. In the… Continue reading
Friends’ and Colleagues’ Tribute (Kristian Kancleris) As inevitable as death is, it does not happen without life. And it is here, in our lives, on our own inescapable way to demise, it is here where we had brushed shoulders with Ben. Some only briefly, and some would actually brush shoulders… Continue reading
Hopkins Family Tribute For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Mark Hopkins. Today I speak on behalf of my family: my wife Alison and our children Kate & Sam; Uncle, Aunt and cousins to Ben. – Our hearts, like yours are aching from the loss of Ben. We… Continue reading
Querida Sra. Moreno,Es muy difícil escribir esta carta… Dear Mrs Moreno, It is so difficult to write this letter … my tears are falling on the keyboard rather than the paper you will receive. I still find it difficult to believe that my Ben is dead … You must have… Continue reading