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PIONEER CITIZEN EXPIRES FOLLOWING LONG ILLNESSB .............. nm-iMR, JOSE BENAVIDES WAS NATIVE OF LAREDO, AGED 63.Formerly in Ranch Business, But for the Past 23 Years Had Been an Inspector of Cui'oms Here,—-n i-iwwf—After an 111 n esh of more than a year, during which Mine he suffered from an Incurable malady, cancer of the throat, Mr. Jose Benavides, one of Laredo’s most highly respected and pioneer citizens and a member of a family who for fully a century ormore had made their home in Laredo, closed his eyes in peaceful slumber this morning at 1L* 4«* o'clock and his soul took its flight to that realm where* no more* suffering is known and where surceftB” from earthly labor and trials reus** to exist, in the* death of Mr. Benavides a man is removed from this earthly sphere wholoved his home, his wife and Ids children, wim always greeted his friends with it salutary smile and a heartyhandshake and who gave counsel tothose who needed it and thereby won for himself the high esteem and friendship of all who knew him His home life* was of thu* ideal Kind that made Ids family happy to hear his tip; preaching footstep mi lie opened the door, for when he had Ids loved ones about him his joy was of that superlative kind that was sincere and utistinted And now when the members of the family gaze upon the feature's that aie chilled bv tin* touch of death, tears well in their eves, grief gnaws at the heart and deepest suriow hold them in its grasp, and words of sympathv hut lightly tend to assuage* tie* suffering that is theirs, for they haveexpeiienced an in Op tra hie loss of a loving husband and devoted fatherJose Benavides, son of lt;olonel |{e fugio Benavides an I Mrs Teresa Bi/ana de Benavides, pioneer resui ♦*nts of lid. section in tin* days whenLaredo was a mere village, was horn in this city on July J. 1T5, nearly
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Laredo Weekly Times
Laredo, Texas, US
Sun, Feb 17, 1918
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