Saturday, April 18, 2020
To the family of Benno, as you grieve the passing of your father and grandfather, and celebrate a life well -lived; With his passing, those of us who knew him realize that a truly remarkable person has gone from our lives, and he is deeply missed. His warm and engaging personality, his genuine care and concern for others, the capacity to see the humor in a situation (aided by a delightful mastery of the Low German!) all blended together to make him a wonderful person to enjoy being with. His influence upon my life, especially during my growing up years in Tiefengrund, was enormously significant. I always appreciated his thoughtful, deliberate, “let’s get to the heart of the matter” approach when it came to questions of faith and life. Later on Benno became a driving force in making the vision of Shekinah Retreat Centre become a beautiful and thriving reality in the lives of many of us, for which we owe him a debt of gratitude. For Benno’s life and for all that he meant to us, ‘Soli Deo Gloria’ – To God Be the Glory!
