“Sueyun supports Pennsylvania Hospital in many ways and has over a number of years,” said PAH Executive Director R. Michael Buckley. “She is a valued member of our Board of Managers, a strong neighborhood voice for our hospital and its programs, and generously opens her gallery to us for events. Her advice and counsel have been valuable to me in my relatively new role, and we are all fortunate to have Sueyun as part of our Pennsylvania Hospital family.”
Sueyun has served as director of the Locks Gallery of Washington Square since 1987, and publisher of Locks Art Publications since 1990. With her husband, Gene, Sueyun has generously supported several initiatives at PAH including an endowed Neurosurgery professorship and the preservation of the historic Pine Building.
The historic basis for the Good Samaritan Award is found in the parable of the Good Samaritan from the Book of Luke, 10:25-37:
A traveler was attacked by thieves who robbed him and left him injured and dying by the side of the road. Two different holy men passed by, leaving him dying, but then a stranger, a Samaritan, stopped and bound his wounds and took him to a nearby inn to recover. The stranger gave the innkeeper some money for the man’s care and told the innkeeper, “Take care of him and I will repay thee.
In 1751, Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond chose the lesson of the Good Samaritan as the theme for the seal of our hospital.
