Monday, July 7, 2008
Film Filmmaker Ben Byer dies of ALS
Posted by J.R. Jones on Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Ben Byer, the Chicago actor and playwright who chronicled his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) in the indie documentary Indestructible, died on July 3 at age 37. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:30 PM on Tuesday, July 8, at Shalom Memorial Park, 1700 W. Rand Road in Arlington Heights. Indestructible, a success on the festival circuit, begins its first Chicago theatrical run on Friday, July 18, at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
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A party celebrating the local theatrical release of "Indestructible" takes place bash at Thursday, July 17, 5 to 9 PM at Prairie Moon Restaurant, 1502 Sherman, Evanston. RSVP by July 11 at alsfilm@gmail.com.
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