Mr. Boonsouk Pilavanh

I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,

spreads its white sails to the moving breeze and starts

for the blue ocean. He is an object of beauty and strength.

I stand and watch him until, at length, she hangs like a speck

of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.

Then, someone at my side says, "There, he is gone."

Gone where?

Gone from my sight. That is all. He is just as large in mast,

hull and spar as he was when he left my side.

And, he is just as able to bear his load of living freight to his destined port.

His diminished size is in me -- not in him.

And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, he is gone,"

there are other eyes watching his coming and other voices

ready to take up the glad shout, "Here he comes!"

Mr. Boonsouk Pilavanh, age 35, of Richmond, California passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022. He was born on November 24, 1986, to the parents Seevanh and Khampuoy Pilavanh, in Thailand.

He was a great chef and enjoyed cooking for many. He leaves behind his mother Khamphouy, his brothers Bounsy, Khamphan, Khongkham; his nieces Jocelyn, Janice, and his nephew Elijah, as well as, a host of other relatives and dear friends.

A Public Viewing for Boonsouk will be held at Fuller Funerals on Thursday, September 1st, 2022 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. at 3100 Cutting Blvd in Richmond, CA. A Celebration of His Life will take place on Friday, September 2, 2022, at 11 a.m. in our Main Chapel and his final resting place will be Rolling Hills Memorial Park.