Gregory Benjamin Bennett

Gregory Benjamin Bennett , 77, of Cary. North Carolina passed away on January 10th. He is survived

by the love of his life, his wife of 54 years, Paula and two children Elena Bennett (Jeff Cardille) and Marc

Bennett (Joy) . He also is survived by 5 grandchildren, Arthur, Nicholas and James Bennett and Talia and

Simon Cardille and a sister, Susan (Martin) Clionsky.

Greg was born September 19, 1945 in Superior, Wisconsin and moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

before he was two. He was a baseball player (short stop and pitcher) in High School and was proud of

earning the rank of Eagle Scout. He enjoyed working in his uncle's cabinet factory as a draftsman during

the summer in his high school years.

Greg loved learning and graduated from the University of Delaware (B.Sc in Chemistry) and Yale

University (Ph.D) and went on to University of Fredericton for a Post Doc. He was a captain in the U.S.

Army Reserve. He spent his entire career at Sandoz (later Novartis). He was never afraid of taking on

new career paths or taking risks. He began as a Research Chemist, moved onto Regulatory Affairs, then

onto being the head of Analytical Research and from there he became a VP of Quality Assurance. He

was elected Chairman of the NJ Phamaceutical Association, Chairman of the Quality Control Section of

Pharma and for eight years he served on the Board of Meredith College. He was never afraid of taking on

new career paths and was successful in each position. He retired early, continuing to do consulting for the

next fifteen years, and taking time to travel the world especially to exotic places with Paula. He visited

over 70 countries.

Upon moving to Cary, he joined Beth Shalom Synagogue and became a pillar of the temple. He was

very proud of chairing a committee that built a dedicated sanctuary for the temple. This took eight years

of hard work from Greg and his team. This was a great role for him as it allowed him to use his

exceptional organizational and planning skills towards something that was meaningful to him. He

enjoyed tennis and golf ( especially his three holes in one). He was an excellent bridge player who just

recently accomplished the goal of Ruby Life Master. He loved spending Sunday mornings doing the New

York Times Crossword puzzle. After his retirement he became an avid gardener and enjoyed painting

with oils. He was proud of his yard, especially the beautiful irises.

He had a hard exterior, but those who knew him also knew he had a kind interior. He was extremely

loyal and looked out for those he loved and those in need. He was outspoken about his beliefs and how he

thought something should be done – you always knew where you stood with Greg.

The family would like to thank his excellent and compassionate doctors and nurses at Duke,

especially Dr. Nick Devito and Dr. Arif Kamal.

Burial will be at Raleigh Hebrew Cemetery at 11 am on January 12th A celebration of his life will

be held at Beth Shalom ,5713 Yates Mill Pond Road, Raleigh at 7:00 pm on Thursday, January 12th

.

The family would appreciate donations in his memory to Beth Shalom, 5713 Yates Mill Pond Rd,

Raleigh, NC 27606.

A service of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Raleigh.