Message from Mark Katsouros

Sukij,

You were such a kind and inspirational person. I’m so thankful that I had the opportunity to work with you, get to know you, and call you a friend. You lived every day with zeal and inspired others to do the same. I was listening to some old music the other day, including this old David Wilcox song. It immediately made me think of you, like so many other things that will undoubtedly continue to cause your friends and family to have “Sukij” moments…

Sunshine on the Land

(by David Wilcox)

I went to see an old friend
Who was soon to pass away.
He said, "My life has been so good to me.
Now I still got one more day."

Now he said that as he watched the morning sun
And then he smiled my way.
Because he said that every morning,
He lived his life that way.

He said, "I am the sunshine.
You are the sunshine.
We are the sunshine.
Help me understand.
We are the sunshine on the land."

He said this day is like a life you live,
It's never here to stay,
Because your time is always runnin' by
Like the sun across the day.

But it's like lookin' at the sunshine from the earth.
The light does come and go.
But when you're lookin' at the earth shine from the sun,
It's quite a different show.
He said it's time you know.

That I am the sunshine.
You are the sunshine.
We are the sunshine.
Help me understand.
We are the sunshine on the land.

Now I'm thinkin' of the things he said.
We're walkin' toward the grave.
And I haven't lived a life like his
But I still got one more day.
Now you could say it's only flesh and bone

The life that's in your hands
But I like to think it's something more
Like the sunshine on the land.

I am the sunshine.
You are the sunshine.
We are the sunshine.
Help me understand.
We are the sunshine on the land.
We are the sunshine on the land.

Sukij, you provided lots of sunshine, and a real sense of thankfulness, in many people’s lives. Rest in peace, my friend.

-Mark Katsouros