Ben’s Obit

On April 7, 2020, Benjamin Landey, husband, father and grandfather passed away just a month short of his 80th birthday.  

Ben was born May 12, 1940, in Valdosta, Georgia.  He received his law degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1965, and praced law for several decades, including military service as a Judge Advocate General in the Air Force.  He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Faye Hite Landey, and two daughters Leah (Ted) Blum and Sharon (Adam) Clark, and four grandchildren, Josh, Abby, and Evan Blum, and Skyler Clark.

Private graveside funeral was held at Crestlawn Cemetery in Atlanta for family only, and only 9 people were allowed to gather due to the virus restrictions.

In lieu of flowers, Ben requested that donations be made to his cherished  Camp Judaea SCHOLARSHIP FUND,   1440 Spring Street, NW,  Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone 954-937-3993,   or visit the camp website at campjudaea.org and scroll down to Donate Now.  Or make a donation to the charity of your choice.

During his final days of pancreatic cancer, Ben was reluctant to die, saying that he had not yet done enough for the world during his lifetime.  And yet there is much to be said about this man who was known as Benjie by his family and long time friends as a person who actually spent his life actively contributing to others.

If you heard a guitar strumming for a sing-along years ago at his synagogue for sabbath services or religious school , you could guess it was Ben teaching songs to people of all ages.  If you heard folk music while roasting marshmallows around a camp fire at summer camp or around his own campsite in the mountains of North Georgia, you would know it was being led by Ben.  And if you gathered around a piano at most any place he found one, it would be Ben robustly playing and singing holiday songs or oldies-but-goodies out of a fake book so everyone could sing along.

If you were an immigrant wanting to migrate to the United States, you could count on Attorney Ben to do all he could to find a way for you and your family to legally settle in our great country.  If you had fled persecution or torture from your home country, illegally crossing into our borders in order to save your life and your children, Ben would do his best to find a way to provide a safe and legal haven.  If you had no money to pay for legal services, you would want the pro bono attention of a brilliant legal mind such as Ben, and if you were a judge or even an opposing attorney and needed legal counsel yourself, you would probably call Ben for his honesty and integrity for the law.

If you wanted a humorous study partner or a gregarious conversationalist, you would welcome Ben to any social gathering.  It was a known fact that he always ran into people he knew anywhere he traveled, because he made friends with everyone he met.  He truly had a zest for life.