I miss you so much Carter. I think about you all the time. I wish you were here. 

Dear Elizabeth,  
 I was carters daycare teacher at nyad. Last night I had a dream of him and Cody. They were the best of friends and the worst of friends at the ripe old age of two. I dont know why I had the dream, but this morning I googled carters name, I remembered all our kids, but carter was special in all our hearts. I came across his obituary,  my heart sank. I know it was many years ago, but I still remember him andhow much of a great mother you were. 
Love,
Mary zahariadis hart

I miss you so much. Sitting in my room, begging for a sign youre hearing my prayers to you. I am eternally indebted to you for all you have taught me, and all you continue to teach me. I cant wait to see you again someday. 

Missing you more every day that goes by. 

Xoxo 

Dear Liz,

Sending you my condolences.
 I was heartbroken to hear of your tragic loss.  
I have fond memories of Carter at the YMCA daycare where he attended with my daughter so many years ago.
He was lucky to have had such a devoted mother.  The bond you two had could be seen by all. May he rest in peace. 
Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. 

Cecilia L.

Words cannot describe how devastating it is to hear you’re no longer here. 

Carter and I were really good friends in high school, but drifted apart because I changed schools. Still remember that summer when he slept over and we talked about our goals and our future.

To Elizabeth and the rest of the family,
Sending you my thoughts and prayers. I hope you know how much Carter love you and looked up to you. I know he’s in a better place. 

Rest in paradise, brother.




Dear Elizabeth, Loly, Alberto, and Family,

On behalf of myself and my family I want to send my condolences and love. I, like many of us, am absolutely heartbroken.

As Albert Einstein once said that, “The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.” Carter Avery Benitez will always be famous in my mind. Not because his art sold for thousands of dollars, though it could have, but because of the priceless friendships that we all shared with him, because he would rather give his art away for free than sell it, because he always made art intended to be shared with everyone. Carter also lived his life like this. I know he would not want us to be sad, he would remind each of us of the good times we had with him, and his backpack full of supplies, books, cigarettes, and coffee money. He shared pieces of himself with each drag of a cigarette or sip of coffee. Carter was a voyager in the sense of self exploration, he loved to delve deep into books about art and poetry in search of the perfect release. Though we often studied different mediums at the same time, from a young age we always challenged each other, were each other’s muse. Time with Carter was meaningful, sitting and chatting over a coffee was never futile. I will always hold dear the memories we share; I cherish the sixteen years of friendship like no other friendship I have ever had. I am so thankful I got the opportunity to be there for all those years from MSN to Snap Chat fights, as we grew together, cried together, laughed together, but always protected each other. I have always had a piece of Carter in my heart and he has always held my hand through tough times and that little piece has only gotten bigger and his hand is now with me always.

Loss leaves a heartache
that no one can heal,
love leaves a memory
that no one can steal.
	- unknown

I love you Carter Avery Benitez.
Rest in Peace

Dear Elizabeth,
I have fond memories of Carter and Robbie at St Richard. Playing, getting in trouble, going to birthday parties, school trips, dance-a-thons. I cannot imagine this loss Elizabeth. Our deepest condolences to you and your family.

Carter, 

I got the pleasure of meeting you in high school 

You were such a pure soul,  you always had a smile on your face no matter what! 

 you’ll be missed. 

Bless your soul 
Rest is paradise 



Dear Elizabeth & family ,
Our sincere condolences on the loss of your beloved son. We will always remember his loving smile. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all in such a difficult time. Hold on to the memories & God has now another Angel.
Ana & Jose Santos

Dear Elizabeth, sending you my condolences, I'm so sorry for your loss. May he rest in peace. His love for you will live  on forever.

Love, 

Rosanna Zalunardo

Dear Elizabeth  my heart felt condolences! 
My heart broke when I found out about Carters passing. 
I remember Carter as a sweet sweet boy with a gentile soul. 
My prayers go to you and your family as you come together in this time of sorrow.  


Rest In Peace Carter. 

Marilena Sebastiano 

Dear Elizabeth 
There is no mother on earth who loved her boy more than you loved Carter. I’ve known that from the day he was born. And I know that today. I can only imagine what you are feeling. Simply know that you are surrounded by love. In all forms. Everywhere. My deepest condolences to you and your family. 

Love,
Karey 

Carter showed me all of my favorite movies, he introduced me to Chinese food, to tattoos, to real music. Carter had such an impact on my teenage years and taught me what it meant to love someone. Carter was so many of our first loves for good reason, I truly believe so many of us can thank god for having carter be the one to teach us how to love because his was just so different and special. He is charming, handsome, Knick knacky, stylish, creative, fun. He loved being little spoon, and being cradled like a baby. He had a hard exterior but inside he was just a sweet little guy.  I’m going to miss you for the rest of my days. I will honor you, and always protect your memory. 
One of his favorite movies was good will hunting. “You don’t know about real loss, because that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself” 

You’re the will to my Skylar, I love you more than anything in this world or the next. 

Til next time. 

Dear Elizabeth, Loly and Alberto, I am so sorry for your tremendous loss. You are all in my prayers. Carter was a blessing and will be remembered fondly as the boy who brought so much love into your lives and others. Sending you all my love. May he Rest In Peace 🙏
Love 
Shannon 

Carter

Man oh man ! I just want to say I love you man.  Our friendship is different but we man very glad we built a bond. You reached out to me over the soundcloud 2014/2015 about doing music & I was all for it. You taught me new concepts to making beats mixing and song writing. You had a real talent with building your own sounds that was your thing to stand out. I saw you last in March early April of this year and I'm super glad you hailed me glad we spoke on the bus the  laugh our convo about our families & most of all our last daps and pounds. 

I can go on and on.

Love you homie you're a beautiful soul 

Legit until we meet again you what the saying is 

Love you 
-Kyle (Tony Anvil)

Carter, 

I remember when I first met you 7 years ago, you had an image that intrigued me to become your friend.  Later on the last two  years, you reconnected with me and we became closer than ever.  You were there at my lowest point of my life and I want to thank you for that. Just talking to me got me through it and you made me so much happier. You were my best friend who just knew me better than me. 

Your art is absolutely stunning and the creativity of abstract  behind them is amazing. Thank you for sharing your ideas of art with me as well because you would have been a great art instructor if you came and taught with me at my community center. You were my best critic. 

To Carter's family, my deepest condolences and praying for his soul. 

I love you so much Carter 

Carter,

I got the opportunity to meet you through my sister Daniella back in 2012, and I still remember you greeting me with the biggest smile. You have left a mark on many, I’ll be missing you until we see each other again...  Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts we love you. I wish friends and family find peace and heal, you are all in my prayers.

-tamz

Carter, you were so loved I hope somehow you knew that.
We are collecting donations for Elizabeth to help her navigate this difficult time and towards any expenses to help pay for the Celebration of Life to come at a later date.
Please feel free to contact me at ivy@ivymarielim.com if you wish to contribute and I will send you the details.
Or contact me on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/693825230/posts/10163722067580231/?d=n

Carter,

We just spoke a few days ago. I can’t believe this is real. I’ve watched you grow so much since we met at 18 years old. I wish I had gotten the chance to say goodbye to you. I hope you are at peace finally. I love you my friend. 

Love Jaclyn. 

Carter was my son Aidan’s friend in grade school at St. Richard’s.  I remember him as a bright, outgoing boy, always smiling.  We ran into each other recently and had a great chat and he still had that shining personality.  Liz, my heart is absolutely broken hearing this news.  Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers and also know that Carter’s bright light will continue to shine for those that were so lucky to have known him.  May he rest in eternal peace.  

Carter Avery Benitez,

There is not enough words in the world to describe how much you meant to me. You were my biggest cheerleader, confidant and the love of my life.

Thank you for the laughter, joy and happiness you brought to my life. You were one of a kind with a heart of gold. I will forever cherish the memories we had and carry you with me everywhere I go.

May you rest in eternal peace. 

Love always, XO

Carter, You Were My First Best Friend I Made In High school, You Were  Everything I Needed In a Friend. I Was So Blessed To Have Someone So Caring And Sweet. Seeing Him Every Day With His Handsome Smirk And Him Saying My Name In Excitement Was The Best Part Of My Day. The First Boy To Call Me Beautiful Even Though I Was Far From It. You Believed In Me When I Didn’t. I Would Get Messages Every Now And Then From People Of All The Sweet Things You would Say About Me. You Would Tell Me I Was Too Good For This World And Was Happy To Have Me, And We Would Get Married One Day. But I Was The Lucky One, To Have Such A Beautiful Soul Like Yours In My Life. I Will Miss You More Than You Know. You Always Had A Special Place In My Heart And You Forever Will. Love you Forever. I’ll Cherish All Our Inside Jokes. The First Boy I Ever Loved. - Dj Dilly

 My heart goes out to all of Carter's family and friends.  We will always miss Carter, but he’ll always be with us in the memories we keep, the laughter we share, and the love we all hold for him. May those good things help heal the hurt in time. I know I can’t make your pain go away, but I want you to know I’m here with a shoulder or an ear or anything else you need. 

Dearest Liz,
My deepest condolences on the loss of your beloved son.
Wishing you love, peace and comfort in the coming days.
My thoughts will be with you.

Sending  my sincere condolences to Carter’s family. He was a good friend of my daughter Karley. He will be sadly missed, God Bless his soul Amen 🙏🏻

Carter was my first boyfriend and one of my biggest emotional support systems for almost a decade afterwards. He was with me when my mom was hospitalized last year and stayed with me until I felt well enough to be alone. I will always regret not being able to be there for him. I’ll love him always,  Rest In Peace Carcar. 

My thoughts are with his family and all of the other lives he’s touched. If love alone could have kept him here, he would have lived forever. 

If it’s possible, please update me with the date of the funeral and if I would be able to attend. I’d like to say goodbye to him. 

Thank you,
Karley Lux

OBITUARIO

Carter Avery Benitez

13 junio, 1994 – 3 julio, 2020

Giffen-Mack Funeral Home & Cremation Centre

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