A native and longtime resident of India, he was a lecturer for Khetivadi College in India. Mr. Patel was a proprietor of a nicotine factory and later in his life a farmer.
He is survived by his wife Pushpaben; son Sahil; daughters Jayshree, Nayna, Mita, Amita, Hemlata and Hetal; sons in law Bharat, Dinesh, Yogesh (Swargash), Kamlesh, Sanjay and Nilesh; sisters Ganga, Shanta and Dahi; brothers Ambubhai and Prabhudas; sisters in law Kamla and Sharda; brothers in law Harmanbhai and Ambalal; granddaughters Zeena, Beejal, Kinjal and Prutha; grandsons Ronak, Shaunak, Samarth, Shivam and Tirth.
A gathering of family and friends for a time of remembrance will be Saturday morning, October 30, 2010 in Hixson Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home.