When we 18 we bought cigars and brought them into his house and decided to try and smoke them in his living room. We not only had a hell of a time figuring out they needed to be cut and lit a certain way, but then Kavi’s living room reeked of smoke afterwards and we were quite worried we would get in trouble with his parents. Later Kavi told us that his dad said that he needed a little bit of mischief in his life since he was so well behaved and successful in school and he was not punished.

He was a very talented person. I saw him mostly in band and he was very reliable to show up for pep band at games and Bridgefest. He was very smart and always figured he would have a bright future after high school. I didn’t know him as well as others but I can say he was always nice to me.