CAPE ELIZABETH – Rodney L. Benn, 52, of Cape Elizabeth, died unexpectedly June 22, 2006, while vacationing in Dana Point, Calif., with his wife at his side. He was born Dec. 15, 1953, in Houlton, a son of the late Gordon and Charlene Benn. He was educated in the Houlton schools and graduated from Houlton High School in 1973. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1975. While at the University of Maine at Orono, he was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Rod had worked for the past 21 years at Bailey Sign Co. and before that had been in farming. He served as president of the Professional Sales Group for several years. He had an outsized warmth and ready smile, part of his charm. He treated people well. He was kind, handy, generous and sometimes sentimental. He enjoyed so much; good company, the outdoors, travel, music, a Chesuncook Camp, westerns, motorcycles. He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Heidi Gustin Benn of Cape Elizabeth; a son, Michael; a daughter, Jessica; a sister, Janice McCluskey and her husband, Michael; and many nieces and nephews. He will be, of course, loved and missed. Visiting hours will be 5-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, at Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the Spurwink Church, 533 Spurwink Ave. Cape Elizabeth. Contributions may be made in his memory to the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum, Littleton, ME 04730 or the Maine Heart Fund, 343 Gorham Rd., South Portland, ME 04106.
RODNEY L. BENN
