He was born in Nagal, Punjab, India in 1948 to parents Sohan Singh Bedi and Anoop Kaur Dedyal.
He grew up as one of 5 children in the town of Chandigarh, India. He was active in many sports and was team captain of his high school field hockey team and won the Nangal regional championship in 1965.
He completed his medical studies at Dayanand Medical College in Ludhiana, India in 1975 and chose to spend his life dedicated to excellent patient care. At the age of 30 he married his wife Seeta Bedi, whom he is survived by. He had two children, Jasbir and Prabhjot Bedi.
He established his initial family practice in Lockport, Manitoba in 1989. It was an honour for him to serve this community for many years, as well as the community of Selkirk, where he worked as a hospitalist. He later moved his practice in 2005 to the Jefferson Medical Centre, only retiring 2 years ago.
It was his dedication to the medical field which inspired both his children, Dr. Jasbir Bedi, and Dr. Prabhjot Bedi to also pursue medicine.
In his free time, Dr. Bedi, loved to tell jokes, play his harmonica and read poetry. He had a fond love for animals and owned many birds. He also enjoyed watching sports with his son, Jasbir, even taking trips around the world to Berlin to watch a championship soccer game. He was also very proud to pass on his clinic practice to his daughter Prabhjot this year.
Dr. Bedi was very active in the Sikh community and his religious faith was a big part of his life. He was always there for his children, family and community and spent tireless hours making sure that everyone around him was well cared for. He was happy to sacrifice his time to help anyone in need.
He had a great love for his homeland India and for his mother Anoop Kaur, who he now rests in peace with. He also has many nieces, nephews and relatives which live in Canada, the United States and India who will also miss him greatly.
Funeral services will be held at Thomson “In the Park’ Funeral Home on Saturday, December 5 at 10:00 AM.
Due to the pandemic, we will be live-streaming the funeral from Thomson “In the Park” Funeral Home’s Facebook page. People may also drive by the cemetery to view and extend condolences.
In honour of Dr. Bedi, donations may be made in his name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba.
We will miss our father and husband every day and our lives will not be the same.
We love you so much Daddy. XXX
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