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highly respected Indian Amer- friend who always picked up his
ican Community leader, we phone, showed up to our fami-
will miss him very much. RIP!” ly’s special events, and pushed
Sandhu tweeted. me forward in many aspects of
my life,” said Bipin Patel, For-
india’s Consul gener- mer President FIA.
In his message, Dr Sudhir
al in new york sandeep Parikh, former President FIA

Chakravorty tweeted that said: “We are together with
Patel family at this challenging
patel’s death is a “big loss time. We pray for strength to

to the indian American Patel family and our prayers for
the liberation of Ramesh Bhai.”
community. A pioneer who “He was very positive and

brought together the Com- keep the flag high. Energetic ebration of FIA this year. We always YES personality. Along
and enigmatic, a true leader, promise to make next year as a with Mono Sen of Jersey City,
munity & worked on many he deserved to see the Golden golden jubilee mega celebration we demonstrated against the

issues. i particularly value Jubilee and celebrate. But God including paying Shradhanja- Dot Buster issue,” said Prabir
had his plans. Let us keep the li to Ramesh Bhai Patel,” said Roy, former President FIA.
his strong support to the mission going and keep build- Anil Bansal, current President “Ramesh Bhai was a good
Consulate,” Chakravorty ing through larger participa- of FIA. family man, good husband,
Youngest and two time Pres- good father, good grandfather,
tion from the community and
tweeted. youngsters. That will make him ident of FIA, Ankur Vaidya in was son of a well cultured fami-
happy wherever he is. God bless whom Ramesh had vested the ly,” said Anand Patel, FIA, Past
Fondly known as ‘Kaka’ all. Jai Hind.” said Sunil Hali, hopes for FIA future in his con- President 2016.
within the community, Patel publisher dolence message said,“Kaka “In the last 40 years, he
had held various positions in Many community leaders was indeed a man of the masses served our Diaspora communi-
the FIA executive committee expressed shock at his demise. who worked very hard, did right ty selflessly in various capacities
including president of the orga- Yash Paul Soi, Vice-Chairman, for his family to the best of his starting as the FIA President in
nization from 1988 to 1990. He Board of Trustees, FIA, found- ability and to the best of what he 1988 and later as its Chairman
had been instrumental in estab- er and probably the most trust- knew how to, without caring for for over two decades,” said Dr.
lishing and guiding a number of ed friend of Ramesh Patel said: those who judged him,”. Thomas Abraham of GOPIO.
events that promote the culture “FIA has been in the upfront In his message, Jagdish Pa- Dr. Parveen Chopra, Pres-
and heritage of India in the US, on all major Humanitarian is- tel, Trustee and Past President ident of FIA in 1987, remem-
including FIA’s flagship event - sues. We promise you, Ramesh of FIA said: “As a close family bered Ramesh Patel as a “gem
the India Day Parade organized Bhai, that with your spiritual friend for the past 35 years, I of a leader in Gujarati commu-
every year to mark India’s Inde- guidance, we will continue to am proud that he treated me as nity” who would discover com-
pendence Day in August in New enhance the rich traditions, a younger brother. I will dearly mon roots with other Gujaratis,
York. culture and values of Mother miss his ideas & leadership, but no matter which route they had
“Ramesh Patelji has been India.” most of all his friendship.” taken to come to America. “He
the tallest man in our communi- Leading members of the “I’ve had the honor of know- devoted his life and made it a
ty that I have known in the past community remembered the ing Rameshbhai for over 20 mission to take India Day Pa-
two decades since I got involved. good work done by Ramesh years and can say that he was rade to the meteoric heights by
I loved his passion for Indian the Patel. “He was so excited about not only a mentor to many of making it the largest gathering of
voice and for the community to the golden Jubilee grand cel- us in FIA, but he was a good Indians outside India,” he said.

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