Ben Kashkooli

Ben-

I didn't expect you check out so soon. I wanted to see you finish your video documentary on your humanitarian mission to Vietnam. Your paintings, sculptures, and drawings deserved to be seen by more people, with you nearby to explain just what was going in your head.

I guess some things weren't meant to be. Your time on this planet was limited, and you're now part of an even bigger universe.

Gonna miss you my friend. You were an inspiration to many people, and your spirit will not soon be forgotten.

Thanks for being there,

your friend Eric Predoehl

VIEW A PHOTO MONTAGE OF BEN

READ BEN'S OBITUARY FROM THE SAN JOSE MERCURY

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE VIETNAM MEDICAL PROJECT, WHERE BEN VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME