Benjamin Orr

AKA:

Benny 11 Letters

Birth Name:

Benjamin Orzechowski

Birth Date:

September 8, 1947

Birth Place:

Lakewood, Ohio

Death Date:

October 3, 2000

Place of Death:

Atlanta, Georgia

Age:

Cause of Death:

Pancreatic cancer

Cemetery Name:

Saint Patrick's Church Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Music

Benjamin Orr was the singer, songwriter, bassist and co-founder of the rock band the Cars. He sang lead vocals on several of their best known songs, including "Just What I Needed", "Let's Go" and "Drive". Even when the Cars had begun to lose momentum, Orr showed he could function successfully on his own with his album The Lace (1986). This gave him a Top 40 hit with "Stay The Night". Orr was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars in 2018.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Saint Patrick's Church Cemetery

8300 Sidley Road

Thompson, Ohio, 44086

USA

North America

Grave Location Description

As you drive into the cemetery on the gravel road, Benjamin Orr is buried on the left side 20 feet from the road next to the marble sofa monument and the saluting soldier monument.