Benjamin Saba KIRCHNER

KIRCHNER, Benjamin Saba 7/22/1985 - 9/6/2016 Benjamin was a sweet child and a wonderful, kind and brilliant man. He loved music, played chess, collected mineral specimens, explored caves and loved traveling through nature in his truck and camping out. "Not all who wander are lost." A second-generation native Tucsonan, Ben loved the Southwest and worked at several national parks. When he was younger he played guitar, drums, basketball and Ultimate Frisbee. He had a gentle soul. Ben had a natural understanding of computers. He was hired two years ago at a wonderful company called Simpleview as a software developer, with little formal training or experience other than his natural gift for understanding and writing elegant computer code. He quickly received several promotions pay raises, becoming a Lead CRM Developer. During that time he completed his Associate's Degree from Pima College in 2015, and was enrolled in the Computer Engineering program at ASU. Ben Kirchner left this life tragically and unexpectedly, but in the end surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his parents, Bill and Carla Kirchner; his beloved brother, Jesse Saba Kirchner (Stephanie Brown) and many, many aunts, uncles and cousins, both in the United States and in Italy. A Celebration of Ben's life will be held at Fort Lowell Park, at Ramada #7 (Map at http://goo.gl/gXIBfa) on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Please bring a written remembrance you may have of Ben. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Community Food Bank would be welcomed. Arrangements by DESERT ROSE HEATHER CREMATION & BURIAL.