You wanna talk about poo poo?

By: Marisa Rybar

Sanjay talked about Lukesh ALL.THE.TIME. He was so obviously head over heels in love with his son. He talked about things Luke was learning, activities they did together as a family with Juel, and ways his son would make him laugh.

One day only a few months ago when Sanjay, Juel and Luke went to Montana for a long overdue trip to visit an old friend of Sanjay's, Sanjay and I were on a conference call with quite a few other folks from Broadcom (and potentially an agency partner). He had raised his hand in the same way he always did..."Hey guys, this is Sanjay - quick question", and then his idea would roll out.

In the middle of his question, Luke somehow got into room Sanjay was taking his call from, despite the door being locked (or so Sanjay thought). We could hear Luke talking in the background but weren't sure what he said until Sanjay started giggling with that "heeee!!!!" sort of a laugh he had when he was really tickled about something. "Poo poo? You wanna talk about poo poo?"

This poo poo chat only went on for about 15 seconds, but his unabashed adoration of his son came through so loud and clear in that moment on a business call talking about poo poo with his 3 year old son. It was such a sweet moment between them that we got to witness from however far away we all were.

Sanjay's unapologetic passion in life permeated every fiber of his being. He brought joy to every person he met, no matter how short or long the interaction. He was a very bright light in the world, and still is to this day.