With sadness, just recollecting here but the first time I met Ben was at Cabela's in Buda a number of years ago. I (with my youngest son Tony ~14 then, 22 now) was heading there to meet with Karnis to buy a Ruger 22/45 from him. I threw the upcoming visit here on the forum and Bob from New Hampshire responded that he was visiting his son in College Station (I think, maybe UT) and he, his wife, son, pregnant DIL could make it. Ben happened to be in San Antonio and agreed he could make it. So there I was with some of the 'fire's finest having lunch in Cabelas. Years later I was in camp twice with Ben on the Tonto trips. A really great man.
