Ben wanted to leave his mark on the world. He had energy, knowledge, and passion to share and so much to give. What he ultimately didn’t have was time. He lost his individuality and his dreams in the hospital and became just another body in a refrigerated truck. Since he can’t leave the mark he wanted to leave in Brooklyn, I want him to leave his mark everywhere I can — both tangibly and intangibly.

Rami’s Heart creates a space not only for a physical mark, but for reflection, to grieve with others, and to remember these individuals as the world moves on without them. They must not be forgotten — neither in our lifetime nor in the generations that come after us.