Joseph Benton Seybold

We unexpectedly lost our beloved son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, partner, and friend Benton Seybold on August 15, 2023, at the age of 33. His spirit has been taken from us too early, though we are blessed to have had him in our lives.

Joseph Benton Seybold was born on August 28, 1989, in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Martin High School in Arlington, and the University of Kansas with a degree in Philosophy. After college he lived in numerous places, including Austin, Texas and Seattle, Washington, tried out assorted professions, and honed his skills as a pinball wizard. In 2018 he moved back to Austin, Texas, and began a successful career working for several tech start-ups, before recently moving to San Francisco this past June. Everywhere he lived or worked, Benton touched the lives of those who he met and left them a little bit better than he found them.

He is survived by his parents, Jill Nennmann and David & Marty Seybold; his grandparents, Rich and Mary Ann Nennmann, Marlene Dibrell, and Barbara Jeanne Oden; Aunt Jo D. Dibrell and Uncle Douglas Seybold (and Ronnie); siblings Steven (and Tori) Seybold, Eric (and Christine) Oram, Jarrod Oram, Charlsi (and Zach) Thomann, and Gavin (and Tara) Oram; and his many cousins, nieces, nephews, and extended family, both blended and found. He was preceded in death by Brian Nennmann.

Donations in Benton’s memory may be made to any charity of your choice; there is also a GoFundMe page that will cover some immediate expenses. Or, simply gather together and enjoy an outing, some games, or a beer in his honor. That’s what Benton would’ve wanted.

A memorial mass will be held on Monday, September 4 at 11:00 am at St. Louis Catholic Church, Austin, Texas. All are welcome, whether or not you are of the Catholic faith. Family and friends will then gather for a memorial event/reception that afternoon.

We appreciate one early tribute to Benton and wanted to share that with you:

“I greatly appreciated the exceptionally rare combination of talent and friendliness that he brought to his time with us. Having personally dealt with varying degrees of challenges in my personal life, I am very sympathetic to how challenging navigating life can be especially for those that carry wield both high EQ and IQ like Benton most definitely did. It's a super power but also a hard torch to carry, sometimes having strength in both pull you in two very different directions at the same time when navigating things, on both personal and professional issues. It's something that can make people truly great, like Benton, he leaves a big impact on those he worked with and I grieve for everyone who knew Benton well. I will personally try to carry forward a little bit of Benton myself.”

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.sanfranciscocolumbarium.com for the Seybold, Nennmann, Dibrell, Oram, Thomann, and extended family.