- Date Of Birth: November 9, 1938
- Date Of Death: February 1, 2022
- State: Florida
William Benjamin Drew (83) of Cocoa, FL died peacefully at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, FL on 1 February 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bristol, Tennessee in 1938.
Ben met and married the love of his life Geneese Sinnott Drew on 16 May 1959. Ben retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1980 after serving a tour in Vietnam in 1969 and an assignment in Bitburg Germany from 1977-1980.
A lover of animals, Ben shared his home over the decades with an assortment of dogs, cats and birds. Among them were Champion, Gypsy, Sassy, Kodiak, Rusty, Rico, and Rocky to name a few.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Geneese Sinnott Drew, his daughter JoAnn Leigh Drew, his brother Cole Drew, his Father Jesse B. Taylor (biological), his Father Joe Drew (adopted) and his Mother Juliet B. Drew. He is survived by his son John M. Drew (wife Susannah), his daughter Cherie M. Drew (wife Lee), grandchildren Courtney Drew Miruku (Husband Erjon), and Taylor M. Drew (wife Brandy), Great grandchildren of Courtney, Alexander and Adrian, and of Taylor, Tanner and Jayce. His brother Griff Drew , sister Mary Sue (Drew) Weigl and his loving companion Harriet May.
