IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF MY BELOVED FATHER, RUBEN MARDONES (MAY 20TH 1922 - JULY 19TH 2011).
HE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY YESTERDAY IN HOSPITAL IN SANTIAGO, CHILE.
I AM DEEPLY TOUCHED AND MOVED TO TEARS FOR ALL THE LOVE MY FRIENDS AND FANS HAVE SHOWN ME AND MY FAMILY AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME...AND I THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ALREADY RESPONDED WITH PHONE CALLS, EMAIL AND FACEBOOK POSTS, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. MY SPIRIT IS LIFTED KNOWING THAT I AM NOT ALONE. IT IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE SO MANY OF YOU THERE FOR ME.
I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF REQUESTS FROM PEOPLE FOR AN ADDRESS TO SEND CARDS AND DONATIONS. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS. A SPECIAL P.O. BOX HAS BEEN OPENED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SEND DONATIONS IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF YOU WOULD DONATE TO U.S.C. PARKINSONS RESEARCH. THE SEARCH FOR A CURE FOR PARKINSONS, AS YOU KNOW, IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSONS ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO AND MY FATHER DISPLAYED ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSONS TOWARD THE END AND I FEEL LIKE A PIECE OF MY HEART DIED WITH HIM.
MARLY (MARLENE) LANCASTER WILL PROVIDE THE DETAILS REGARDING THE P.O. BOX AND HOW DONATIONS MAY BE MADE ON THE MAIN PAGE OF MY WEBSITE. SHE WILL ALSO POST THIS INFORMATION ON MY FACEBOOK WALLS.
GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
LOVE, BENNY