Happy Birthday Grandpa! I miss you so much! Its been hard without you here with me! I wish that I could hug you and never let you go! You were my everything and I miss you so much! I can't wait to see you again but I promise that it will be soon so happy birthday and I hope that you are better now! Remember I will always be your princess. I will always remember all of our good times I love you so much! But guess what im 5'6 now and Im going into 8th grade. I promise that I will make you proud. I wont let you down! I wish you could see how tall I am now! We fulfilled your dream tho. We moved to PR. Just like you always wanted! Im sorry for not being nice to you the last time I saw you. Im a brat I know but I promise once I see you again I will never be like that again! Little B is in kinder garden now! Hes so big! I wish that you could see him. You would be so happy. He misses you and he tells me that he loves you and that he wants to hug you! It breaks my heart that you left so soon! Paola is a senior now! Shes doing so good and I know that you would be proud of her if you saw her now! Dad is doing so good now. He doesn't want to admit it but he misses you a lot.  Mom is doing good to! If you saw her now you would be so happy! Grandma misses you so much! She doesn't know how to cope sometimes. I go down there and we just cry! But she looks so good now! I look at the downstairs house and its so empty without you! When I see you in that box it hurts because I wish that you would jump out of it and hug me but itll never happen! Just know that U love you with all of my heart!

My grandpa was the best person that i could ever have known. My grandpa was and still is the best man that my grandma has ever met. Grandpa wasn't just an amazing grandpa, he was a coworker to some, a friend, a kind neighbor, an amazing husband, and an amazing father. My grandpa didn't just raise his own children he also raised his grandchildren. He taught us how to love, live ,and to even laugh. Without him none of us would have been such great people today. Grandpa carved an amazing path for us to follow. My grandpa was so proud of us. My grandpa stopped what he was doing to do what you asked of him. Lately I didn't want to go to his house because I wanted to go to my cousin's house but I regret that. My grandpa used to always take forever going to that scrap yard and I used to always hate it because it was so annoying. But I regret it now I want to go to the scrap yard with him. I was in a choir group and my grandpa would always pick me up from rehearsals. He was so proud of me when I was aloud to perform at the Straz Center. He was the first one to purchase tickets. He was so proud of his little baby. I wish he was here to see me sing more. My grandpa was always there for me no matter what the problem was that is why I love him with all of my heart. My grandpa was and still is my sun and he is the reason I wake up in the morning everyday. I love him very much. My grandpa was and still is the best because no matter what he always had our backs. I love u.

It's so difficult to lose a loved one,a friend, a family member, a mentor,a hero but when you lose an Uncle who incorporates all these attributes words just can't explain. 
Rest in Peace Tio Ben. We will always love you, until we see again.

Tio, tu siempre tan bello, servicial, amoroso y jovial. Tanta memorias atravez de los años q jamas voy a olvidar. Desde nuestras visitas al Mandarin hasta las reuniones aca en Tampa. Te amo y siempre te recordare con tu buen humor.

Jamas te olvidare, te extrañare hasta el dia en q te vuelva a ver. Tantos dias juntos y ahora me toca estar aqui solo, te amo con todo mi corazon y jamas te olvidare. Nos veremos alla arriba, mientras saludame a papi.

Wow mi abuelito lindo 🥺 never thought I’ll be here getting ready to go to your funeral, or in a position of writing this, or even saying Rest In Peace my old guy!  Papi I appreciate you been there for me ever since I was a little girl , I was so attached to you man and not only me but Minnie, Benjie , Paola , nana , lil b , mateooooooo ( in your voice ) y Fatboy .. we loved you sooo sooo much you was a strong man , one of the strongest man. You was the only one that looked for us and loved us. I miss you already I miss you screaming our name and telling me you love me . Te lo prometo que Im going to make you happy and watch over us my love ! We will always love and miss you! We got grandma ,, we will take it from here , I’ll take care of her and be there for her EVERYDAY AND GIVE HER COMPANY EVERYDAY! Rest In Peace my handsome old man 💔

Tio querido, gracias por tantos momentos lindos que pasamos, nunca olvidare tu amor y tampoco tus chistes, te extrañare siempre, ahora eres un angel !!! Te quiero tio , descansa en paz

Tio ahora te encuentras descansando en el cielo! Te envio un abrazo de parte de la familia entera, no fallaba q pisaras PR y fueras a verme al garaje, Descansa en paz! 🙏🏾

Papa Ben te extrañare por siempre. Nunca olvidaré las patadas que me dabas. 

Querido Abuelo:
 Siempre fuiste muy alegre con tu familia y amigos nunca le decías a nadie que no en todo lo que pedían. Siempre ayudaste al más necesitado con una sonrisa y sin pedir nada a cambio. Me abriste las puertas de tu hogar y permitirme pasar muchas anécdotas y recuerdos maravillosos a tu lado. Te levantabas todas las mañanas hacerme desayuno para que me fuera a la escuela bien desayunado, peleábamos porque yo soy un vago y no quería hacer nada pero siempre lograbas que te hiciera caso. No me pude despedir de ti pero no será una despedida sino un hasta luego papá Ben. Te extrañare y recordare por siempre. 😭😭😭😭

GRACIAS POR SER UN SER MARAVILLOSO Y SOBRE TODO EL MEJOR PADRE DEL MUNDO NUNCA TE OLVIDARE SIEMPRE VIVIRAS EN MI CORAZÓN .TE AMAMOS BENNIE,ÑONGO,TONGOLO ,CARLITOS Y KAZYEL 

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Benjamin Ortiz

August 19, 1959 – February 10, 2020

Gonzalez Funeral Home

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