Benjamin Matthew Palie's Obituary
Benjamin Matthew Palie
Benjamin Matthew Palie was born on March 5, 1980 in Santa Barbara, California and grew up in Canton, Massachusetts. Benjamin is survived by his loving parents Mark Palie of Tucson, Arizona and Cynthia McGowan of Titusville, Florida. Ben is also survived by his Step-father Brian McGowan of Titusville, Florida. He will be extremely missed by his Brother Eric Palie and sister-in-law Kimberly Palie of Show Low, Arizona and his Sister, Sarah Pressley, and brother-in-law Patrick Pressley of Littleton, Colorado. Ben?s loving relationship with his girlfriend Jessica Newman of Longview, Texas will live on as a positive influence in her life.
Ben has resided in Longview, Texas since March 2006 and was employed by Cheddar?s Restaurant as a manager. He lived and worked in Dallas, Texas for a short time before moving to Longview and lived in Tallahassee, Florida from 1999 to 2005. Ben attended Tallahassee Community College for a short time and worked as a manager at Tia?s Tex Mex Restaurant. Ben enjoyed making the people around him smile. He lived his life as a loving and generous person and made an effort to be a positive influence on those around him. In the near term, Ben aspired to be a general manager at Cheddar?s Restaurant. His dream had always been to be a pediatrician and was revisiting that aspiration, as a long term goal. Ben will be missed by all that knew him and will not be forgotten.
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