Rochester, NY: 6/21/1987 – 4/13/2020
Passed away suddenly on April 13, 2020. Predeceased by his maternal grandfather (William Wallace) and paternal grandmother (Joanne Bragg). He is survived by his parents Kristine and Daniel Bragg Jr, his brother Tyler Bragg and his life partner Erica Potter. He is also survived by his maternal grandmother Mary Wallace, paternal grandfathers Daniel Bragg Sr and Paul Allen, Aunts: Michele (Jerry) Niedzwiecki of Clearwater Florida, Wendy (Vernon) Harmon of Fairport New York. Uncles: John Wallace of Nunda New York, Jeff Kornow of Florida along with many great aunts, uncles and cousins.
Ben lived his life to its fullest, by his rules and he had no regrets. He was loved by everyone who met him and he would always bend over backward to help anyone who was privileged enough to call him friend.
Ben worked many years for the Salvatore’s Pizza Family (Nick Pearl and family) rising from the ranks of answering phones in his early teens to being the manager of the Salvatore’s located at the Henrietta Sports Dome location. He was a longtime patron of Dribble’s Sports Bar and could often be found there cheering on his beloved San Francisco 49 ‘ers, Tampa Bay Rays and Tampa Bay Lightning depending on the season. Ben and Erica also loved going to Rochester Amerks games whenever they could.
The world is a little darker without our Ben in it. He will forever be in our hearts and will be cherished and adored by his family and many friends. He will be missed by all, but we know one day we will be reunited. Until that time, raise your glass in remembrance of Big Ben!
A celebration of life will take place at a time when we can all safely gather together again. We will let you all know when and where when the time comes.
If you would like to make a donation, please do so to your favorite charity in Ben’s name.
So beautifully written and such a wonderful tribute to a great young man! Sending my deepest condolences to the whole family – you’ve been in my thoughts and prayers everyday! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
My condolences goes out to the bragg family head high chins “all the way up” in Ben’s voice 😘 it will get better one day at a time ❤️ rest easy Benny😞💔
My beautiful girl, we pray for you and Ben’s parents everyday. I thank God for the memories you have with Ben. I am proud of how strong you are. You have grown into a beautiful and strong woman. I thank God you and Ben had a strong love for each other, that you both brought joy to all who you interacted with. We will miss Ben, and the love and joy he gave to you and us. May God grant you peace and comfort through the days ahead. We will miss you Ben. Erica we love you…mama and Roger.
This is absolutely beautiful. Sending love to your family & Erica. Ben will be forever missed. We were all so blessed to have had the chance to know him.
Dear Kris and family,
My deepest sympathies on the passing of Ben. I don’t think I ever got to meet him but I loved reading the beautiful words about him and his life here on earth. He will be deeply missed by so many people. Sending love and prayers for comfort during this difficult time.
How I became such good friends with someone half my age seems strange unless you knew Ben. He was a great person and didn’t care about age, race, religion. He was as genuine and as generous as they come. R.I.P thanks for being my friend
My condolences to your family! We lost touch a bit when I left for the service but the few and far times I would see Ben after I got home, he was always so happy and excited to see me. It was so genuine, it made me feel great! He always had a smile on his face and always made sure the people around him had everything they needed. He would do anything for anyone and in fact did many things to help me throughout my life. Again, my condolences to your family, the world lost a great man.
What a great tribute to this much-loved guy. His death is a sad loss for this world. To his heartbroken parents: my heartbroken sympathy. Its just not fair. To his beloved Erica; let all who loved him carry you through these dark days.
To Erica, The Bragg and Wallace families,
My sincere condolences to you all for the loss of Ben. I never knew him in his adult life, but he sounded like a very kind and loving man. I’m so sorry, Kris, for your loss. I always wanted to meet Ben and be included in his life; but saddened knowing that that will never happen now. I pray that God gives you all strength through this and please know that I am sending prayers for you all. Erica, I’m so, so sorry. It sounds like you were his balance, and I hope you find peace. Thank you!
If everyone showed the happiness, caring and enjoyed life like Ben did this world would be an awesome place! I look to find more people like Ben to surround myself with even thought there is only one Big Ben! It is terrible when you realize how much someone will be missed when they are gone. For Ben, let’s look at the people around us and cherish then and treat them as Ben would have! Live life to the fullest as we always remember Ben. My thoughts and prayers to Erica and his family. Rest in Peace Ben!
Ben was always there for his friends and he will be sorely missed this one really hurt guys and girls Ben was always there for me when I walked into the bar and said hey Ben he would always say Bern man beautiful I would like to the family let me know I can help im here thank you
We are so sorry to the Bragg and Wallace family. Always remember the wonderful memories that you have of Ben.Please accept our deepest sympathy. Charles and Marlene Harmon.
My time working with you was short but you were always there for a laugh or to listen if I was having a bad day. Rest easy man. Sending light to Tyler and the Bragg family.