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At sad times such as this, let us share smiles and laughter, when we
think of Ajay. His father Nick brought the family, including Bal, and three sons, Raj, Ajay, and Jaz,
into Sunninghill from Southall. Their Costcutter shop became the centre of the community.
Many in the village know Nick, Raj, and Ajay - the guy who would tell you everything !
e.g. his advice to me before my 70th Birthday Party in May 2017, the first day Muslim Ramadam:
"Us Sikhs can eat and drink anything !"; the Bollywood music in that AMRA BBQ; the time
in the Punjab for his wedding to Mandeep. It sounded like the American "Wild West" and it was when Ajay became ill.
Jaz is a year younger than Ajay, and a hairdresser by profession. Grandson Damon is rapidly becoming more important.
e.g. when planning music for the funeral, he is the guy who knows what music Ajay liked most.
He is also expected to offer his services as a driver ! See pictures below.
These words were read at the funerals of my mother and father, Len and Eve Lovelock ...
As young Damon knows, Ajay is now like a star in the sky,
looking down on us. Ajay will remain in our minds. Below is Damon with Jaz, driving June's car :-)
Robin checked the route, the day before, at a similar time, from Sunninghill to the Sikh Temple,
and then to Slough Cemetry. The Temple is opposite a lovely park, and details of Ajay's funeral
were already on the screen in the entrance. Robin would like to thank the guys who were
so helpful, including buying him a cup of coffee in their large canteen.
Slough Cemetry is only a few minutes drive from the Temple, but the first turning left,
from a roundabout, takes you into the large graveyard. It is the next turning that takes
you to the building. At the time of Robin's "recce", parking was a major problem,
because of a funeral in progress involving 400 people attending.
Robin thanks the guys who explained this.
Robin and June Lovelock will be using their car to bring Jonathan and Paul from
Chobham to attend and support the funeral
on Thursday 10th January 2019, starting at 1030 at the Bansal family's home.
Work on a gas-leak, with traffic lights, means that it will be difficult,
and so their car will start from 22 Armitage Court.
Jaz may wish to join his friends, Robin, Jonathan, and Paul,
rather than have little Daman drive him in June's car as above.
COSTCUTTERS in Sunninghill closed down on 8th January, and will be reopening as a
COOP
after the required work is done to the premises.
Robin hopes that the new store, like Chapmans, will continue to be a centre of Sunninghill community, bringing people of all faiths and backgrounds together.
© 1991-2019 Robin Lovelock.
From Robin Lovelock: this hidden* page will become my tribute to Ajay, and I may add more pictures and videos
in the coming days.
Please take great care who you give the link to, and how,
particularly if via less secure Social Media like Facebook, Twitter, or WhatsApp.
It may become public, if and when Nick and Bal decide.
Right now it is a means of providing important information to their friends and family, including within
our village of Sunninghill, who already know a great deal.
Click on pictures to expand them or play a video.
"You can shed tears
that they have gone, Or you can smile because they have lived. You
can close your eyes and pray that they'll come back, Or you can
open your eyes and see all that they have left. Your heart can be empty because you cannot see them, Or you can be
full of love that they have shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live for yesterday, Or you can be happy
for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember them, and ache that they have gone, Or you can cherish
their memory and let them live on. You can cry, and close your mind, be empty, and turn your back. Or you can do
what they would want, Smile, open your eyes, love and go on."
Ajay passed away at about 0400 on Christmas Eve, in the intensive care ward at Frimley Park Military Hospital near Camberley.
Bal gave me a call at 0520 and I joined them, grieving at his bedside. I understand Ajay and close family had been told he only
had a 10% to 20% chance of survival, but they could give him a few days to say his goodbyes. This was painful for everyone,
particularly Mandeep, his young wife, who is now a widow. In the days after, I was told moving details such as when brother Jaz squeezed
Ajay's hand, and it was squeezed back, even though Ajay could not talk. The nurse on duty said that Ajay's last "words",
seconds before he died, was a thumbs up. Goodbye Ajay.
Details of planned funeral on Thursday 10th January 2019, starting in Sunninghill at 1030. Then Temple in Slough at 1130. Then Crematorium at 1230.
The dropping of the ashes into a river, some days later, is planned to be from a river boat on the Thames.
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0900z (Zulu) = 0900 GMT/UT/GPS Time = 10am +1 in UK BST (British Summer Time). San Francisco -8. New York -5. Berlin +1. Moscow +2. New Zealand +12.
Time in the Punjab is UK GMT + 5.30 hours. e.g. UK 1520 = 3:20pm = Punjab 2048 = 8:48pm. Is that why Indians are good at mental arithmetic ? :-)