#benjamin wheeler

The canon queer character of the day is:

Benjamin Andrew Wheeler

September 12, 2006 - December 14, 2012

Ben was a very happy and joyful boy. He found fun and excitement in everything. He became a strong swimmer and loved to go to practice. He loved the local soccer program, often running across the field long after it was actually necessary, but always smiling and laughing as he moved the ball, nearly always at full tilt.  Ben was also a member of Tiger Scout Den 6, which met at the Sandy Hook Volunteer Firehouse. Earlier in December, Ben performed at his piano recital, and sitting still long enough to play one piece was an accomplishment he reveled in. He loved The Beatles, lighthouses, and the number 7 train to Sunnyside, Queens. He told his mom that morning before he went to school that he wanted to be an architect. He also wanted to be a paleontologist because that’s what his older brother wanted to be. His older brother, Nate, was his idol and he wanted to do everything that Nate did.