Benjamin Bronson, Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Benjamin Bronson, Jr., affectionately known as, "Brother" was born March 28, 1960, in Manhattan, New York, and reared in Brooklyn, NY. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Mary Louise Faison Bronson, Sr. He departed this life a day before his birthday, March 27, 2013. In the 1970s the family moved to Turkey, North Carolina, where Benjamin attended and graduated from James Kenan High School, in June 1977. In the same year, at the age of 17, he joined the United States Air Force. While stationed in Panama, he met and married Gloria Del Carmen Martinez Bronson, and had a daughter, Jocelyn Bronson. As an Airman, he traveled throughout the United States, Europe, and Korea. He retired from the Air Force in 1995, and remained a resident of Waldorf, MD, until his death. Some of Brother's hobbies were composing music, playing in a band, fishing, and most of all cooking on the grill. Brother touched many people with his warmth, compassion, and humor. Benjamin is survived by: his only daughter, Jocelyn Bronson, of Columbia, SC; a sister, Angela Jones, of Kenansvile, NC; two brothers, Michael Bronson, Kenansville, NC, Larry R. Manson, of FL., four nieces Belinda Warren, of Raleigh, NC, Yvonne Smith, of Winston Salem, NC, Latoya and Francisca Mason, of Connecticut; and a host of other cousins, relatives, and friends.

Benjamin Bronson, Jr.

March 28, 1960 - March 27, 2013