Good Day, Bad Day for Benson

Halo · 06-18-2003, 12:17 PM

Yesterday Tom Benson announced Coach Mike Neu will Coach the New Orleans Voodoo and did some PR about the club. Later in the day his brother Jerome, 74, who suffered from a lung ailment passed away. Please keep the Benson family in your prayers.

From New Orleans Saints.com...
Late this afternoon, Jerome J. Benson, 74, brother of Saints' Owner Tom Benson passed away after battling a long lung illness. He passed away in Tucson, Arizona.

"We are all very saddened by the death of Jerome," said Tom Benson. "I just spoke with him yesterday and he was so very excited about getting back to New Orleans and attending training camp this year. He battled for over a year with this complication and now we all hope and pray that he is in a better place."

Jerome Benson was the former president of the Benson Management Company, which ran more than thirty-three franchises, retiring in the last few years. He currently owned the Honda Town Dealership in New Orleans East.

His connection with the Saints stemmed from his early days as an original investor along with Tom Benson in 1985 until recently where he served as advisory director on the Saints Board of Directors.

06-18-2003, 12:17 PM	#1
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,854 Blog Entries: 45	Good Day, Bad Day for Benson Yesterday Tom Benson announced Coach Mike Neu will Coach the New Orleans Voodoo and did some PR about the club. Later in the day his brother Jerome, 74, who suffered from a lung ailment passed away. Please keep the Benson family in your prayers. From New Orleans Saints.com... Late this afternoon, Jerome J. Benson, 74, brother of Saints' Owner Tom Benson passed away after battling a long lung illness. He passed away in Tucson, Arizona. "We are all very saddened by the death of Jerome," said Tom Benson. "I just spoke with him yesterday and he was so very excited about getting back to New Orleans and attending training camp this year. He battled for over a year with this complication and now we all hope and pray that he is in a better place." Jerome Benson was the former president of the Benson Management Company, which ran more than thirty-three franchises, retiring in the last few years. He currently owned the Honda Town Dealership in New Orleans East. His connection with the Saints stemmed from his early days as an original investor along with Tom Benson in 1985 until recently where he served as advisory director on the Saints Board of Directors.