Ben was bred by Anita and Fred Ciannilli in Syracuse, New York. He went to live with Bob Seidenstein in Saranac Lake, New York. He was an extremely versatile young man. With Bob, he learned to assist him in doing magic tricks and accompanied him in jogging and mountain climbing. Bob is an instructor at the college in Saranac Lake and Ben went to the office with him. He was the joy of all the other instructors and students. He had a buddy for the past year, a pug, Phineas. They were great friends. Ben was ten years old when he went, suddenly, to the Rainbow Bridge. This love of a Boston will be missed by all who knew him.

Photo by Anita