Austin Lee Benson

Austin Lee Benson age 11, of Dubuque, IA, was born July 11, 1997, in Dubuque. He died Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, IA. following a long illness. He was a student at Lincoln School in Dubuque. Austin enjoyed watching SpongeBob Squarepants and the movie Cars. Austins presence, humor and undying spirit will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was an excellent role model in showing all he met how not to give up. He was full of life and love to play with friends and family. He is survived by his mother, Melissa Benson of Dubuque; his father, Jason (Maria Margarita Perez Montes) Benson of Janesville Wis; maternal grandparents, Don and Pam Tuecke of Dubuque; paternal grandmother, Gail Benson of Galena, Ill. paternal grandfather, Eugene Benson, Galena, Ill. great-grandmother, Betty Tuecke, McGregor, Ia.; great-grandmother, Lillian "Cub" Handke of Guttenberg; great-grandparents, Helen and Francis Schoenfeld of Galena, Ill. Special cousin, Kristine Tuecke; uncle and aunts, Todd and Karen Tuecke of Dubuque, Shawn Benson of Janesville, Wis, and Cheri Bower of Freeport, Ill. and many friendsVisitation: 4 - 8 PM Friday October 03, 2008 at Tuecke-Allyn GuttenbergFuneral Service: 10 AM Saturday October 04, 2008 at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home, GuttenbergInterment: Cotton Point Cemetery, Rural Guttenberg Service Information A service summary is not available