Benjamin Roger Ross Pardun † (April 12, 2005 - January 27, 2022 [aged 16]),[1][2] better known online as *WaRnEr*, the Goobermeister, or Gary21115, was an American YouTuber best known for his YouTube Poops based on cartoons, as well as edits on cartoon clips. During his time on YouTube, he amassed over 7.5 million views.
History[]
Benjamin started his channel on September 24, 2013, and continued to post videos. He would begin to gain traction as the years went by.[2]
In 2018, he uploaded what would become his most viewed video, titled "wait don't tell me but it's sung by a communist". It has garnered more than 2 million views as of January 2022. His last video, titled "Family Guy, minus the comedy", was uploaded on December 21, 2021.
Death[]
On January 27, 2022, Benjamin was shot and killed[3] by his father Gregory Pardun, alongside his mother Deborah Pardun (née Viscioni). His father took his own life afterwards.[4][5][6][7] Many of his friends and fans paid tribute to him in the comments of his last video and other videos, as well as his Twitter posts.[8]
Trivia[]
- Benjamin was asexual and aromantic.[2]
- He was homeschooled, but was passionate about learning many different subjects, such as Spanish.[2]
- His family was Italian-American and he took pride in his Italian heritage.[2]
References[]
- ↑ https://houstonherald.com/2022/01/benjamin-roger-ross-pardun/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://everloved.com/life-of/benjamin-pardun/obituary/
- ↑ https://gunmemorial.org/2022/01/27/benjamin-roger-ross-pardun
- ↑ https://apnews.com/article/suicides-missouri-springfield-ccb4b627349d2440612e32f0844b5739
- ↑ https://www.ky3.com/2022/01/28/police-houston-mo-investigating-murder-suicide/
- ↑ https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/3-found-dead-in-southern-missouri-home/
- ↑ https://houstonherald.com/2022/01/three-found-dead-in-houston-home/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/gary_p21115/status/1486619058321698818