1.0Community Unitarian Universalist Churchhttps://www.communityuuchurch.org/uuarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dMBdyFJMwS"><a href="https://www.communityuuchurch.org/uua/lionel-conrad-bening-jr/">Lionel Conrad Bening, Jr</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.communityuuchurch.org/uua/lionel-conrad-bening-jr/embed/#?secret=dMBdyFJMwS" width="600" height="338" title="“Lionel Conrad Bening, Jr” — Community Unitarian Universalist Church" data-secret="dMBdyFJMwS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.communityuuchurch.org/uua/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.communityuuchurch.org/uua/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Images/In_Memoriam/Lionel-Conrad-Bening.jpg476479Lionel Conrad Bening, Jr. ( 1939 – 2026) passed away on January 22, 2026, at age 86. He was born in Winona, MN, and lived in Minnesota until 1989, when he relocated to Plano, TX. He graduated from Winona Cotter High School in 1957 and the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in 1962, nominated … Continue reading