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September 14, 2005

Death Notice No. 14 (To all Unit Administrations):

The Province of Zaragosa recommends to our fraternal prayers our dear Brother, BENITO REVUELTA ABECIA, who died in the service of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 7, 2005, at Zaragoza, Spain, in the 91st year of his age and the 73rd of his religious profession.

Benito Revuelta Abecia was born April 3, 1915 in Armiñón (Alava), the son of Pedro and Cirila. On November 17, 1927 he went to the Postulate in Escoriaza. He began his novitiate in Elorrio on September 15, 1931 and made his first profession at the same place on September 28, 1932. After his profession, he returned to Escoriaza for a year to begin his scholasticate. In 1934 he was sent to Segovia to continue his scholasticate studies.

His religious life was spent doing various services in the following places:
- From 1935 to 1936 he was at Las Arenas school in Vizcaya. When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936 he was able to get to Lequeitio in October and from there went to San Juan de la Luz in France. On November 11, 1936 he returned to Spain and the following January 7 was inducted into the army where he remained until August of 1939.
- From 1939 to 1940 he was at Our Lady of the Pillar school in Madrid.
- The following year he went to Santa María school in San Sebastián. On August 15, 1941 he made his perpetual vows in Escoriaza.
- For the next eleven years (1941-1952) he was stationed at Santa María school in Vitoria.
- He returned to San Sebastián in 1952 and was there for the next three years.
- The following three years were spent at Santa María del Pilar school in Zaragoza.
- From 1958 to 1961 he was again at Santa María in Vitoria.
- In September of 1961 he was sent to the S.M. Publishing House in Madrid. He remained here until 1969 when he was transferred to a new branch of the Publishing House in Zaragoza where he remained until 1976.
- From 1976 to 1981 he was an administrative assistant at Our Lady of the Pillar school in Valencia.
- From September of 1981 until his death on September 7, 2005 he was in the community of Santa María del Pilar in Zaragoza.

Benito was a genial and cordial man, always ready to laugh. He spent his life doing many different things. He was a teacher, worked in the administration of various schools, and served in the S.M. Publishing House spending many years at CESMA it’s distributing center. In all of these things he always showed great vitality and energy. For many years he suffered without complaint from arthritis which impeded his movements. He was always interested in the situation of the Society of Mary and vocations which he often prayed for. He was, in fact, a man of prayer. He was also interested in reading. His last years were spent at Santa María del Pilar in Zaragoza doing whatever he could until he could no longer leave his room. He was always grateful to the Brothers who took care of him during the time of his illness.

May the Lord and our Mother, the Virgin of the Pillar, have received him and may he rest in peace.