Stagehand, Witty Friend Laid To Rest In Hyattsville
Brian Xavier Benson, 58, of 42nd Place, was remembered by his friends and family Wednesday after a traffic accident took the dry-witted stagehand away from them one week ago today.
About 200 mourners gathered at St. Jerome’s Church in Hyattsville Wednesday morning to celebrate the life of an avid motorcyclist, a loving husband and a doting dad. Brian Xavier Benson, 58, of 42nd Place was laid to rest by his friends and family after a traffic accident took the dry-witted stagehand away from them one week ago today. “Now he’s working behind the scenes … lucky for us he has a lot of experience with that,” said Nicole Daniels, Benson’s niece. Benson, a stagehand at Wolf Trap, was on his way home when he was killed shortly after 11 p.m. He was traveling on his motorcycle headed east on Georgetown Pike when he was hit by a car going in the opposite direction, Fairfax County police said. Benson is survived by his wife …
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