During the locked down, distracted days of the pandemic, the passing of Rudy Benton slipped by--not unnoticed, but not celebrated either. That time has come and his daughter, Kathryn, notes this on Facebook
For those of you who knew Rudy Benton aka Mr. Benton, aka Mr. B, my dad, we are having a Celebration of Life for him on June 5th in San Pedro Valley Park, Pacifica. He taught physical education McKinley, Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt, Hoover, Franklin and many more schools as well. And of course he had his local Burlingame TV show "Moving with Rudy Benton".
The full SF Chronicle obituary is here and notes
"Mr B" has moved on to the big multi-purpose room in heaven from which he will continue to inspire all, no matter their abilities, to keep moving, to never smoke or do drugs, and always put everything back neater than you found it! (Ed: and the admonition to "go to college")
For 46 years Rudy taught his own unique version of Physical Education. First, for ten years in Brisbane, CA, and then for 36 years in Burlingame where the emphasis would be on non-competitive sports and no activity where a student would have to wait their turn. Rudy would spend many an evening planning activities for his classes. He was particularly famous for designing obstacle courses themed around movies, geography, holidays, Olympics etc.
RIP Rudy - March 22,1937 - July 30,2021
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Posted by: An old friend | May 18, 2022 at 12:22 AM
I remember Mr. B and his admonition to “go to college”! He sponsored the equivalent of a jobs’ fair each year at BIS and invited colleges from all around the country to set up a table to share info. I remember the dear editor of this blog manning the table for Rensselaer Polytechnic😉
Posted by: Cathy Baylock | May 22, 2022 at 09:08 AM