Facts: - known for: hot air balloonist - home town: rockford , il - caption: ben abruzzo - birth name: ben abruzzo - spouse: patty abruzzo - education: university of illinois - birth date: 9 june 1930 - name: ben abruzzo - image size: 150px - nationality: italian - birth place: rockford , illinois , - occupation: balloonist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ben abruzzo .
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benjamin l. abruzzo -lrb- june 9 , 1930 -- february 11 , 1985 -rrb- was an american hot air balloonist and businessman .he helped increase the reputation of albuquerque as a center of lighter-than-air and hot-air ballooning .