Benedetto Freda's Obituary
Freda, Benedetto (Ben) 77, of Valrico, FL, went home to the Lord on April 22nd, 2020. He was surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife, Linda Freda, his children, Keith (Alli) Freda, Kevin Freda, and Kristina Quinones, his grandchildren, Isabella and Anthony Quinones and Reid and Cole Freda, sister Anne (John) Gudzak; mother-in-law, Rose Filocco, and a large extended family and many dear friends.
A Funeral Mass will be held on June 12 at Nativity Catholic Church, 12:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation in Ben's memory.
We will miss his smiling face and carry him in our hearts forever.
One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
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