Mark Bjorklund

Dr Bj meant much to those of us who lived in the villages of northern New Mexico. He had time to listen and he listened with compassion.

I met Dr. Bjorklund in the early 90's while working in the Espanola Valley in a Healthcare setting. He practiced and provided services to many who were and continue to be challenged with many barriers in accessing basic medical needs. He demonstrated his understanding for social determinants of health. He will be missed. My heart felt condolences to his family and friends.

I knew Mark initially from running on the LAHS cross-country team. Well, I ran behind him - he was consistently near the top of the team. I later knew him as a dorm neighbor and fellow student at UNM. We spent many hours working out organic chemistry issues together. He even made himself a chalkboard for his dorm room to help study. We were classmates in medical school, and shared the experience of learning anatomy and physiology and all else, and also shared taking time off after basic...

WOW......... Mark sounds like he was an AMAZING individual. I did not know Mark, however, reading his many accomplishments and his efforts for New Mexico, I would have loved meeting him. May he RIP and may his family be comforted at this difficult time. We definitely need more "Marks" in this world!