This one fucking hurts man...Absolutely gutted.
Ben, is a magical human on and off the board. If you had the pleasure to know him you were better for ever second you spent with him. I hadn't seen him in a while but when he was living in SF and visited back home he would always say "If you're ever in Dolores park just look up in a tree and that's where I'll probably be". He especially loved the Ficus.
Rest In Peace my dear old friend. The cosmos got back some of it's magic energy.