We have lost a dear colleague, a beloved friend, a best friend, a son, a brother, a loved one, and much more to many more. It is a loss felt by us all but especially the family and the immediate loved ones. We hope to show our unity and extend our support for the family in this incredibly difficult time. Reducing their pain in any way possible is a moment gained towards cherishing each other and cherishing Nikola's memory and the special person he was, is, and will always be.

"I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one.

I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.

I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,

Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.

I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun;

Of happy memories that I leave when life is done."

-Helen Lowrie Marshall