Manu Suresh Joglekar, 50, of Las Colinas, Texas, passed away peacefully on September 18th, 2024, after a brief illness while visiting Colorado. While enjoying his vacation, surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains, he said “This is paradise”, a fitting reflection of his love for nature. In keeping with his spirit, Manu is laid to rest in a green burial site at Foothills Gardens of Memory in Longmont, Colorado, surrounded by the beauty he cherished.
Born in Finland on November 11th, 1973, to Suresh and Seija Joglekar, Manu was brought to the United States as a child. He grew up in Flushing, Queens, New York, and later in Middletown, Union, and Mountainside, New Jersey.
After graduating from Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield, NJ in 1991, Manu went on to attend Boston University where he obtained his Bachelor of the Arts in Economics and Mathematics, minoring in Art History, in 1995. He furthered his education with an advanced certificate from the London School of Economics.
Manu began his career at Fortent, later working at Thomson Financial, and spent the last 17 years at S&P Global by way of several acquisitions. Colleagues admired his unwavering patience, kindness, humor, generosity, and intelligence. Earlier in his career he was also known for bringing joy to the workplace with light-hearted pranks.
An avid athlete and art enthusiast, Manu’s interests spanned a variety of pursuits. He loved skiing and snowboarding, golfing, and delving into discussions about architecture, economics, sports, and history. He also enjoyed traveling, swimming, listening to music, and attending concerts. His passion for music was evident in his talent as a drummer, whether jamming alone, playing in garage bands or alongside his wife on the bass guitar he gifted her. Proudly, he claimed to have introduced heavy metal to his entire middle school. He enjoyed English football (soccer), having become a lifelong fan of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club during his time in London.
Manu's greatest passion was hockey. From a young age, he eagerly awaited the daily newspaper to catch up on NHL results and watched his Wayne Gretzky VHS tape until it wore out. In college, he often peered through TV store windows to catch games.
His unwavering dedication to hockey took him to Boston University practices and games, where he passionately supported the team. Throughout his youth, he played roller and ice hockey with his brother Jay, and he continued to enjoy playing well into adulthood. As a devoted father, he introduced his sons, Nathaniel and Julian, to the game, spending countless hours cheering them on. His pride in their accomplishments as players, and most importantly, young men, was immeasurable.
A man of profound depth, Manu was introspective and curious, gentle, loving, and fiercely supportive. Though oftentimes when he seemed to be considering a deep philosophical thought, he was actually writing his next joke so that he could provide and share a laugh with those around him. He also had a particular affection for animals, especially his cherished cat, Mozzy.
Manu is survived by his beloved wife of 9 years, Sarah Wagner Joglekar; his parents Suresh and Seija of Warren, New Jersey; his former spouse, Dorothy Dorozynski of Warren, New Jersey, and their wonderful sons Nathaniel (21, University of New Hampshire) and Julian (18, University of Colorado); his brother Jay, sister-in-law Maria, and his nephew Nicholas of Miami Beach, Florida; mother-in-law Sandy Wagner of Fort Smith, Arkansas; sister-in-law Sugar Bostick, her husband Mike and his niece Caroline of Fayetteville, Arkansas; and numerous adoring aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests, if able, regular donations of blood, platelets or plasma in Manu’s honor. https://sleevesup.redcrossblood.org/campaign/we-love-manu-and-honor-his-memory/ Contributions may also be made in his name to Somerset Regional Animal Shelter, which was Mozzy’s home before her adoption. https://srasnj.org/donate/
A Celebration of Life service will be held at Raritan Valley Country Club in Bridgewater, New Jersey, on Sunday, October 6th from 12:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.
Manu’s legacy of love, laugher, and kindness will live on in the hearts of all who knew him.
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