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ObituariesJuly 15, 2008Vineet Virmani passed away on 12 July 2008Vineet Virmani (ex 260-J Class of 1957 - DSOBS President 1980 to 1982) passed away on 12 July 2008 . A prayer meeting will be held on Tuesday 15th July from 3.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.at Chinmay Mission, 89 Lodi Road, New Delhi. June 19, 2008Ashok Sapra passes awayAshok Sapra (batch of 1961) passed away , after a brief illness, in hospital on Wednesday the 11th of June. His funeral was on the 12th forenoon at Lodi crematorium. The community extends its heartfelt condolences to Vijit and his entire family. May 19, 2008Vikram Raha 190-T ' 71 passes awayVikram Raha, 190T batch of 1971, passed away after a prolonged illness on Sunday, 18 May 2008, at his home in Kolkata. 6A Rainey Park, Kolkata 700 019 Vikram’s elder brother Arjun Raha, 180T, is from the batch of 1968. April 28, 2008Anju Malwah(Sharma) 1-H passes awayAnju Malwah 1-H 1964-1970 daughter of late Mr S.L Sharma (ex Housemaster H House) and sister of Kailash 273-K, Suresh 245-K, Sheel 345-K passed away on April 20, 2008 in Los Altos Hills, California after bravely battling Cancer for over 5 years. Anju Malwah(Sharma) 1-H-'70 passes awayAnju Malwah 1-H 1964-1970 daughter of late Mr S.L Sharma (ex Housemaster H House) and sister of Kailash 273-K, Suresh 245-K, Sheel 345-K passed away on April 20, 2008 in Los Altos Hills, California after bravely battling Cancer for over 5 years. November 26, 2007Arun Puri (599-JA '88) passes awayArun Puri (599-JA '88) passed away on November 18th, 2007. He was married to Ruchi and had a son, Inder and a daughter, Dia. Richa can be reached at drruchipuri@gmail.com. The community extends its condolences to his family and friends. September 29, 2007Mr. Krishna Kumar Pillai (250-J '47) passes awayThe old boy community was deeply saddened to learn of the passing away in the early morning hours of Tuesday the 21st of August 2007 in Hyderabad of Mr. Krishna Kumar Pillai (Sunny Pillai) (250-J, '47), father of Vijit Krishna Pillai, (250-J ’74). The community extends its heartfelt condolences to Vijit and his entire family. June 04, 2007Siegfried Roy (195-T '44) passes awaySiegfried Roy (195-T '44), died in hospital, of cancer, about two weeks ago. The community extends its condolences to his family and friends. May 24, 2007Memorial Service for Lt Col Eric SimeonA memorial service for Lt Col Eric Simeon will be held on Tuesday the 29th May at 5.15 pm at the following venue: Cathedral of the Redemption, Church Road (near Gurudwara Rakabganj) North Avenue, New Delhi. May 15, 2007Colonel Eric Joseph Simeon (1918-2007) passes awayColonel Eric Joseph Simeon (1918-2007) – Officer, gentleman and educationist, passed away in New Delhi on the 15th of May 2007 in his 89th year. He is deeply mourned by his extended family of relatives, colleagues and students of the Corps of Signals; Sainik School Kunjpura; La Martiniere School for Boys, Kolkata; The Doon School, Dehra Dun; and the Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai. Col. Simeon was Headmaster at Doon School from 1971 to 1979. With Colonel Simeon’s passing, The Doon School has now lost all Headmasters from 1935 to 1979. We at the DSOBS extend our heartfelt condolences to his son, Dilip and join him in praying that his soul finds everlasting peace. March 26, 2007Col. C R Subia (212-J '50) passes awayThis is to inform you that Col. C R Subia (212-J '50) passed away on March 24th, 2007 in Jamshedpur. He had suffered a stroke and was in coma for several days. His funeral was held in Jamshedpur on March 25th, 2007. The community extends its condolences to his family and friends. March 22, 2007Mrs. Vimlesh Jain passes awayWe regret to inform the passing away on October 29, 2006 of Mrs. Vimlesh Jain, wife of Mr. Sushil Chand Jain, (221-H ’50). Our heartfelt condolences to Mr. Sushil Chand Jain and his family members in this moment of grief. March 21, 2007Rajiv Sood (147-T '63) passes awayRajiv Sood (147-T '63) passed away recently due to cancer. The community extends its condolences to his family and friends. Vishvjit P. Singh (361-T 63) has sent us his thoughts. February 21, 2007Manohar B. Gokhale (222-K, '48) passes awayManohar B. Gokhale (222-K, '48) passed away on December 9th, 2006. The community extends its condolences to his family and friends. Read his obituary written by his older brother, Ashok B. Gokhale (216 K '48). My younger brother, Manohar (Mantu), passed away on December 9, 2006 after suffering for more than six months from cancer. He fought the agonies of the dread disease with great courage. Mantu had a brilliant academic career at Welham School & thereafter at the Doon. His report after the December 1944 Trials carried the following comment from Mr. Foot, the Headmaster. Continue reading "Manohar B. Gokhale (222-K, '48) passes away" » Vijay Handa (22-J '57) passes awayMr. Vijay Handa (22-J '57) passed away on February 14th, 2007. The community extends its condolences to his family and friends. January 18, 2007A futuristic businessman is no more (Lalit Thapar 98-J '47)
Continue reading "A futuristic businessman is no more (Lalit Thapar 98-J '47)" » January 12, 2007Mr. Vinod Jacob, (146-T '70) passes awayMr. Vinod Jacob, (146-T '70) passed away recently. He was also the regional representative of the DSOBS in Goa. Our heartfelt condolences to you and all surviving members of Vinod's family. We join you in praying that his soul finds eternal peace. The community extends its condolences to his family and friends. January 03, 2007Aditya Lall (538-HA '01) passes awayAditya Lall (538-HA '01) passed away in a tragic road accident in New Delhi on Saturday, 30 December 2006. Aditya is survived by his mother, Seema, and brother, Rohit Lall (339-HA '99) and is the son of the late Dilip Lall (281-H '68). Deelip Surve 69 H' 58 passes awayDeelip Surve (69-H '58) passed away on 1/10/2006. He is survived by my mother Mrs Fawzia Surve ( Ph+91-22-26414839) and his children Maiaasa and Imraan Surve. December 29, 2006Ashok "Chicky" Ranganathan (33-T '51) memorial serviceAshok "Chicky" Ranganathan (33-T '51) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 in New Delhi. He will be deeply missed by family and friends. A memorial service will be held on 30th December 2006 between 3.45 and 5.00 p.m. at the first floor, Chinmaya Mission Auditorium at 85 Lodhi Road for all those who knew and loved him. December 21, 2006Ashoka "Chicky" Ranganathan (33-T '51) passes awayAshoka "Chicky" Ranganathan (33-T '51) passed away on December 18th, 2006 while in Delhi. The community extends its condolences to his family and friends. November 07, 2006Memorial service for Lt. General Adi SethnaThe memorial meeting for Lt. General Adi Sethna (retd.) PVSM, AVSM - (191-K '39) who passed away recently.will be held at 6 pm on Saturday, November 11th. It will tke place at the hall of the Anjuman near Delhi Gate, next to the Ambedkar Stadium. October 18, 2006Lt General Adi Sethna (191-K '41) passes awayLt General Adi Sethna (191-K '41), a member of the Minorities Commission, who was active in many walks of life, died today in Delhi after a brief illness. Sethna, who was 81, is survived by his wife, Khorshed and four daughters — Nilofer, Roxana, Shernaz and Shirene. He was buried today at the Parsi burial ground with the Army conducting the requiem. Doon Online extends its condolences to his family and friends. Continue reading "Lt General Adi Sethna (191-K '41) passes away" » September 28, 2006Mr. RK Chettur passes awayMr. RK Chettur passed away on August 28th, 2006. He was the Chairman of The National Textile Corporation of India and also did training programs for underprivileged children. He is survived by his wife Usha and two sons Vivek and Anand. Doon Online offers its condolences to the family. M.Ct. Muthiah (114-H '47) passes awayWell-known industrialist and philanthropist, M.Ct. Muthiah (114-H '47), died in Chennai early on Monday. He was 76. His grandfather, Sir M.Ct. Muthiah Chettiar, was the founder of the United India Life Insurance Company. His father M.Ct.M. Chidambaram Chettiar was the founder of the Indian Overseas Bank, the United India Fire and General Insurance Company and Travancore Rayons, India's first rayon fibre company. June 10, 2006Mrs.Prakashvati Gupta, wife of Mr. K.C Gupta Passes AwayMrs.Prakashvati Gupta (wife of MR. K.C. Gupta, ex. Head of the Chemistry Department, Housmaster Jaipur A) passed away peacefully on May 31st, 2006 in Los Altos Hills, California. She leaves beind daughter, Neerja Gupta Raman (99-J '64) and family; daughter Kalpana Gupta Shyam (186-JA '72) and family; and grandson Mayank Jain (573-JB '88), Son of Late Anjana Gupta Jain (284-J '63) and family. Mrs. Gupta was a cheerful presence on the school campus from the late '50s through 1980 as many old boys from those times will remember. She was an active member of the Doon school Ladies club which was involved in community service and an annual fete at the school. She spent her golden years happily with her children and grandchildren with many fond memories of Doon School. April 11, 2006Chandrashekhar Singh (666 KA '95) passes awayChandrashekhar Singh (Ex-666 KA '95 Batch) paased away on the 22nd of March in a tragic car accident. He was known as Chandu by those who knew him well in Doon. Continue reading "Chandrashekhar Singh (666 KA '95) passes away" » December 06, 2005Sunil Sreenivasan (83-J '66) passes awayHe passed away on 5th December, 2005 in Budapest. Sunil is survived by his wife Melissa, son Raoul, daughter-in-law Catherine and daughter Tamara. The funeral will take place in London later this week. Condolence messages can be sent to raoul.sreenivasan@citigroup.com Doon Online extends its condolences to his family and friends. November 05, 2005Dr. P.M. Das (298-H '69) passes awayDr. P.M. Das (298-H '69) tragically passed away on Saturday, September 24th, while leading a National Level Expedition to a high mountain in North Sikkim along the Chinese border. He perished along with five other expedition members in an avalanche in treacherous terrain. He was the Additional Director General of Police, Computerisation and Telecommunications, Punjab Police Headquarters, Chandigarh at the time. October 08, 2005General Billamoria ObituaryArun Kumar (99-KB '76) pointed us to this nice obituary of General Billamoria (76-K '48) who passed away in September. May 21, 2005Ajit N Haksar (49-K '40) passes awayFormer ITC Chairman, Doon School Board member and Pioneer of Indian Industry, Ajit N Haksar (49-K '40) passed away on May 20th, 2005. Site Info Disclaimer Privacy Policy |
