Ben Benson, Who Put Singles in a Bar and Steak on the Tables, Dies at 89

Even as his vision faded, he rode a bicycle through the Manhattan streets until that, too, became a challenge. He later hired a ski instructor to lead him down mountains in Aspen, Colo., or Davos, Switzerland. In his later years, he navigated the world with help from Nordic, his dog from Guiding Eyes for the Blind, an organization he avidly supported.

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