Benjamin Halsey Woodbridge Jr.

Born May 2, 1935, in New York, N.Y., he was the only son of Benjamin Halsey Woodbridge Sr. and Helen Frances Flansburgh of Arlington.

Ben graduated from the University of Virginia in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1963. He was a member of Phi Alpha Delta fraternity. Ben served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1954 to 1958.

Ben practiced criminal defense and personal injury in Fredericksburg and statewide for more than 50 years. He was an active member of the Virginia State Bar and Virginia Trial Lawyers associations.

He was an elected member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1970 to 1974. During his tenure, he served on the Roads and Internal Navigation, Auditing, Corporations Insurance and Banking, Courts of Justice and Mining and Mineral Resources committees.

Throughout his life, Ben devoted his time to many service and community organizations. He was an active member of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, served on the University of Mary Washington board of visitors from 1980 to 1985 and as a member of the VA Medical Malpractice Review Panel from 1980 until his death. Ben was active in the Big Brothers of America, serving as a former member of the board of directors. He was a former secretary and treasurer of the 39th Judicial Circuit Bar Association and a former vice president of the Fredericksburg Rescue Squad.

An avid sports fan, Ben enjoyed watching football with his family and attending Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles games.

Ben is survived by his four sons, Benjamin Halsey Woodbridge III of Midlothian, and his children, Mary and Lauren; John Coult Woodbridge of Las Vegas; Matthew Charles Woodbridge and his wife, Stacey, both of Ashland, and their children, Harrison, Gabrielle and David Randolph Woodbridge of Fredericksburg,

Family will receive guests from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, at Mullins and Thompson Funeral Service, Fredericksburg. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters, rbbbs.org; or the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA, fburgspca.org.