Max Elmore Benson passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at the age of 91. He was predeceased by his friend, Arthur G. Thomson, Junior. Max was a native of South Dakota.
A United States Veteran, Max was an executive for many years at the Emporium Department Store in San Francisco, California. Following his retirement from The Emporium, he worked in the exotic pet business at "Elephant Walk" in San Rafael, California.
Max was a patron of the arts, and was a contributor to the San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco museums and Public Television.