Mark dashed fast ran long laughed hard brought the life to every party Black Jack loved the dark of night a sky full of stars his annual sample of California COVID, politicians' carelessness, claimed Mark's brown body, snatched breath from this strong-willed, stubborn man, stole his life from our lives. We mourn. We rage.
— by Lisa Sarasohn (based on obituary for Mark Anthony Urquiza by Kristin Urquiza, Arizona Republic, July 7, 2020)