Ben R. Breed, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother passed peacefully on to his heavenly reward surrounded by his family on September 30, 2021 after a brief illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Janie Lee Breed, and sons Carter (wife Liz), Christopher, and Corey. Ben also leaves behind five adoring grandchildren, Ellie, Abigail, Catherine, Campbell, and Charlie. Ben is also survived by his older brother, Truman Breed, Jr., his younger sister, Wanda Breed Johnson, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Ben will always be remembered as a gentle giant of a man with a brilliant mind and abiding love for his wife and family. He was an accomplished theoretical physicist, working and thriving in a language that most can't even begin to understand. He was extremely dedicated to his calling and truly lived the "life of the mind."
Ben was born on December 18, 1936 in Dripping Springs, Texas to Truman and Allene Wilson Breed. His happy early life in the Hill Country was tragically interrupted by the untimely passing of his father in 1943, leaving his mother to care for three young children. Ben and his family moved to Austin following his father's death where his mother was somehow able to work, raise the children, and hold on to the cherished family ranch outside of Dripping Springs that she and Ben's father had purchased a few years before - a ranch that has provided so much joy to four generations of the family.
