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pillar of hope

He passed no judgement but found humor and positivity in every single situation. One time there was a rude
I have never in my life met a person like Sudarshan. He is not someone who you meet and pass, but someone
genuineness encounter with a patient, and he saw that I was clearly upset. He made me laugh so hard that day, and that
you remember forever. He has a personal connection with everyone he speaks to and an immediate
was just what he did. He had a knack for changing your perspective on things. When I went through my
genuineness that not many possess.

As I was starting my new career as a nurse practitioner full of anxiety, Sudarshan who I had only just milestones or obstacles, he was one of the first people to reach out to me. He provided so much support when
my son was going through heart surgery, but in addition to medical knowledge, he helped calm my anxiety
met, knew immediately what I needed to hear and assured me that I would be “just like one of us in as a friend and fellow parent. He sent me his favorite quote from Kahlil Gibran, On Children.
six months.” I enjoyed working alongside him the most as he had a calming demeanor mixed with the goodness
best sense of humor. He always had an inside joke with people he worked with. We had a running joke To me, he was a constant
about the Pho they used to serve at Suburban and our love for Wegman’s in Germantown. He came to pillar of hope, support and
happy guy
work with a smile in the morning, and even on the toughest days, he was always smiling. Nothing ever a representation of goodness.
fazed him. He told me he meditated in the mornings, and sometimes I wondered if that was why he I have lost a friend, and I wish
was always in a good mood, but I honestly think he was just a happy guy. He saw life being half full. I could express these thoughts

Working alongside him was equally fun and educational. I always felt like he had some type of special power to him, to tell him how much
I valued our friendship. I wish
because he had so much wisdom. He looked at life differently than us. He helped me focus not on what was I could tell him how special
in front of me, but the bigger picture. He became my friend shortly after I started, and through my time at he was to me and to everyone
Suburban, he was my mentor. He was the person I looked up to and trusted—not just in clinical skills, but in he knew. I am honored to
life skills. However, that was just me, one person. I know that he has touched so many people daily. Sudarshan have known him. I will always
made friends with ease. He did things without ever expecting anything in return. When he listened, he truly remember his smile, his wisdom
connection
listened. He met my husband Geoffrey a handful times and knew Geoff was a huge college basketball fan. and his relentless support.
With that in mind, Sudarshan brought him back a Final Four hat from a NCAA tournament. >>> — Jun Chu

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