Benyomin Yaakovson Obituary (1959

Benyomin Yaakovson, age 62, passed away in his sleep right into the hands of God on November 10, 2021, at his Bremerton, WA residence. He was born in the city of Buffalo, NY on June 2, 1959, to James J. Colegrove and Barbara Espersen. He graduated from Ledyard High School in Ledyard, CT and later attended Northeastern University in Boston, MA. He mainly worked for ACE Technologies but was also involved with the McLaughlin Research Corp. and the Southeastern Connecticut AIDS Project. He was an avid student of different languages and cultures, even speaking over 10 languages. As a member of the Jewish faith, he was interested in the culture and went on to teach Hebrew at the Solomon Schechter Academy in New London, CT. He loved baking and cooking different international dishes and would deliver these meals to his friends. He was also an amazing knitter. Ben was an incredible man who had friends that thought the world of him and a loving husband who he would do anything for. He spoke with his mom every single day and loved his three Yorkies dearly. There will never be another person like Ben. He is survived by his husband of 8 years W. Greer Puckett, his mother Barbara (Espersen) Durrigan and stepfather Edmund Durrigan, his brother James Michael Colegrove, his nephew J.J. Colegrove and his friends Dana Brown, Sharon Grennan, Barry Maynard, Shelley Blackler, Craig Alder, Bob Paolino, Kathy and Lee Stern, Angelo Coelho, and John Lyall. Memorial Service date/time TBD.