It is with great regret that we inform the members of our community that Shree Hemal Kantilal Ghaghada at the tender age of 21 (originally of Verad, India) very sadly passed away on Thursday, 22nd May 2008 at 8.30 a.m. (Hindu calendar – Vaisakh Vad Bij (2) 2064) in Jamnagar, India

Eulogy for Son

In loving memory of our beloved son Hemal

Words cannot adequately describe the meaning and value of Hemal's short life. We are so very proud of Hemal. Hemal found his own direction and accomplished more meaningful things in his short life. In only 21 years he has touched the hearts of all here and many who could not be here. Our hearts are so sad now without Hemal.

Hemal’s life was simple, religious and friendly. Feeding the cows daily before he will have his own food and going to Haveli for prayers was his daily  routine.

Upon hearing the news of Hemal’s demise, our relatives, friends and the Bank of India staff came to us to offer their condolences and supported us at the time of need. The death announcement was made to the Parajiya Pattni community through www.PattniConnection.com

Shree Pranbhai Dhanak, Editor/Webmaster of the Pattni Connection website made the announcement on the website, sent the circular with his own personal tribute and also opened the book of condolence. There was an outpouring of support and condolences worldwide on the loss of our beautiful son Hemal by e-mail, telephone and through the Pattni Connection Book of Condolence.

Messages of condolences were also received from:

Shree Prabhudas Jadia of Akhil Bharatiya Sangh

Shree Dhirubhai Sagar - President of Rajkot Mahamandal and Shree Amubhai Dhakan - Secretary and the Editor of Mahamandal

Shree Sanjaybhai Thadeswar - President,  Amdavad Soni Samaj

Shree Jayeshbhai - Vice-President, Una Soni Samaj

Shree Rasikbhai Sagar and Shree Ajaybhai – Trustees, Savarkundla Wadi.

Committee members of Akhil Bhartiya Parajiya Gnati Federation: Shree Dhirubhai Dhakan, Shree Chimanbhai Thadeswar, Shree Bhaskerbhai Thadeswar (Mumbai and Jasdan), Shree Gunwantbhai Dhorda (Jetpur) and Shree Ashokbhai Dhanak (Bhavnagar)

Trustees of Dwarka Wadi

Pattni Brotherhood (Nairobi)

Shree Hareshbhai Dhanak (UAE)

and the Staff of all four branches of Bank of India (Jamnagar)

We wish to convey our sincere gratitude to all our relatives, friends and well wishers for their support, sympathy, and condolences by personal visit, telephone and by e-mail.

Our son Hemal has gone Home now to serve God. If we understand as Hemal understood the important things in life - family, friends, love, laughter and our Hindu faith; we will join him there someday.

Jai Shree Krishna

Kantibhai Ghaghada and Ghaghada Family