surrounding him on December 19, 2019. Ben was born one of 7 children,
on July 14, 1934 in the Philippines, to Ricardo and Antonina Gido. Ben
married his beloved wife, Rose, in the Philippines, and they immigrated to
the United States to live the American Dream.
Ben and his family settled in Chicago, IL and was a Mechanical Engineer at
a nuclear power plant. After living there for more than 20 years, they
relocated to Northern California for another 20 years. Ben loved to fix
things, there was nothing that he couldn’t fix or make things better. He also
loved to build things, spend time in his garden and take long walks. He and
Rose loved to travel around the world, and see exciting places, and spend
time with family and friends. They were happily married for 45 years. After
his wife passed away, Ben relocated to the sunshine state, Florida, to be
closer to family. We love you very much.
Ben is survived by his three children, Joy (Marlo) Macaisa, Gil Gido, and
Cindy (Mark) Arcenal; grandchildren, Lauren, Sophia, Brooklyn, Skylar, and
Hunter; nieces and nephews. And beloved fur-babies Ricky, Kona, Ulysses
and Geoffrey.
A celebration of Ben's life will be held Saturday, December 28th, at St.
Scholastica, 4301 West Homossassa Trail, Lecanto, Florida. Viewing
services will be held Friday, December 27th, at Fero Funeral Home, 5955 N.
Lecanto Hwy, Beverly Hills, FL 34465.
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