RIP -- Sanjay

[beepbeep]

Just posted by Jackie (GTOGIRL3000) on the other site:

I'm deeply saddened to be writing this post.
I just received a phone call from one of his family members, he passed away last night from a heart attack.

If you knew Sanjay, you'd remember him by his smiling face and great sense of humor....he was such a stand-up guy. He was such a wonderful person to have in our lives and our community.
Sanjay was one of the first people I met in the 3S community, I met him at the first 3/S National Gathering in 2002 and we became very close friends from that day forward. He drove a 1994 Black 3000GT VR-4, and still owned it to this very day.

Funeral arrangements are in progress, I will keep this thread updated when I hear back from his family.



:frown:

Sad news indeed.

[Ninja Performance]

We hung out many an NG. He was the one guy I knew that never had anything bad to say about anyone. Just an easy to get along with cool guy. Very sad. he will be missed

Condolences to family and friends.

-Chris

[Alan92RTTT]

I'm at a loss for words.

I have not seen him in years and have missed him at the last few NG's. My condolences to his family.

Please pass along word of any services or memorials.

[L_P]

RIP Sanjay. You will be missed.
Prayers to his family in this hard time.
-John

[dpfsharkbait]

He was the guy you always wanted to meet again...
Alan, I quoted your post on 3si.
Thanks
David

[OhioSpyderman]

I'm in SHOCK.

Like the others who have posted here, I met Sanjay at one of the first NG's and made an immediate connection with him (up until then, we only spoke in chat, where he "affectionately" called me ODB [Old Dirty Bob]). At a later NG, my son Zachary met him and to this day still talks about how much fun he was to be around.

It is with a VERY heavy heart that I say Rest in Peace my friend, Rest in Peace....

Bob.

[beepbeep]

Bringing to top for day crew.

[Bob]

Rest in Peace, Sanjay.

My Condolences to his family.

[Sean Johnson]

Rest in Peace brother. My thoughts to his friends and family. We lost one of the good ones.

[vr4chick]

RIP Sanjay....my buddy at the earlier NG's. We were supposed to go the nest NG together.....My heart is broken...miss you buddy :(

[vr4chick]

I'm in SHOCK.

Like the others who have posted here, I met Sanjay at one of the first NG's and made an immediate connection with him (up until then, we only spoke in chat, where he "affectionately" called me ODB [Old Dirty Bob]). At a later NG, my son Zachary met him and to this day still talks about how much fun he was to be around.

It is with a VERY heavy heart that I say Rest in Peace my friend, Rest in Peace....

Bob.

He was such an awesome guy....he passed too soon.... :(

[sixsixfour]

I still can't believe it :( I'll miss you dearly, Friend.

[PearlWhiteR/T]

Never knew the guy... but my condolences to the family and friends. Sad to hear a forum member go like that.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Wait, what? Wow, absolutely shocked...

RIP friend. Glad I got to at least meet, and hang out with, you a few times. :sad:

Jeremy

[91stealthrt2]

I never met him in person, but of course remember him from on the forums. RIP

[DanF]

I am very sad to hear this news. I never had the opportunity to meet him.

[beepbeep]

bumping for the early evening crew, though I think most folks saw/commented on 3si

[vr4chick]

Man, I am still so sad....Sanjay helped me through a lot of tough times....he never once asked for anything...he was a well respected friend.

[beepbeep]

Via Jackie, here are the arrangements.


The funeral will be held for Sanjay from 12-2pm on Thursday December 2.

Countryside Funeral Home & Crematory
950 South Bartlett Road
(at Stearns Road)
Bartlett, IL 60103
(630) 289-7575

Also, for those who are interested:

Jackie, I wanted to clarify. Are we gonna try to send the family something as a community or will it be up to each person if they want to send an arrangement?

Vicki, I thought something from the community as a whole would be nice. But there's no hurt if someone wants to send something personally too. I JUST posted this in the Chicago Chapter:

I have a huge favor to ask of the crew. If anyone will be attending the funeral, I kindly ask that someone can print his thread out in the general section and give it to his parents in nice card from "All of his friends in the 3000GT/Stealth community"....or something like that. I will be unable to attend unfortunately, and I'm afraid mail isn't the best way to get it to them in time.

Also, I called the funeral home and asked them for a recommendation for flowers or something nice. All the lady told me is that if flowers are delivered to the funeral home, the family will most likely leave them at the funeral home and not take them with. Not sure what to do, but I don't mind making the flower arrangements and having them delivered wherever they need to go. Any thoughts?

[stealthee]

Wow :sad: Never got to meet Sanjay but BSed with him on the forum and in the old chatroom.

RIP brother.

[beepbeep]

I know that there are many of you here that still go over to the other site, so please forgive all the double posting. The information here is for those who don't go back there and want a chance to offer condolences, share stories or just keep up-to-date on what's happening.

That being said, here is what Jackie has posted in regards to a gift from the community:

I think this is the PERFECT gift for the family. Sanjay's family has a large yard and tree would planted in his honor from us would be wonderful.

http://media6.1800flowers.com/800f_assets/images/flowers/images/shop/catalog/18289z.jpg

Seeds of Life for Sympathy from 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (http://ww31.1800flowers.com/product.do?baseCode=18289&dataset=10223&cm_cid=d10223)

I'll go ahead and purchase it from all of us and have it delivered to the home.

[Lori]

I'm just sick about this... He was soooooo young. Vicki, Jackie, whoever is taking care of this... Please let us know how we can contribute. And thank you for handling it. I think this is an absolutely perfect gift. When my mom died, the neighbors all chipped in and got a tree that she had really wanted. They planted it in the backyard and we put some of her ashes in with it. That tree is flourishing... Not only was it the most meaningful memorial we had (we had four total), but that tree is an incredible source of comfort to me. When I miss her, I go sit by it for a while. I hope this tree can bring Sanjay's family that same sense of peace and tranquility in time. What a thoughtful gift. Not sure where you found it, but you're a blessing for doing so.

[JeremyG]

Tiffany and I both cried last night after hearing about this. Not only was Sanjay a "3si friend" (and an NG friend), he became a good "offline" friend as well. We're so happy that he was able to drive from Chicago last summer to Tiff's dad's birthday party. Even though his hip was really hurting him, he drove his car 2.5 hours to see us. I enjoyed my first ride in his car as we went to buy our O'Douls (he and I both stopped drinking about the same time). He made fun of me, since I had gained a little weight since I had last saw him, and I complimented him on his recent weight loss. He looked in great health, and FINALLY had his surgery to fix his hip so he could ski again.

I'll never forget the NG in St. Louis, the first time I saw him that year, he had Amy's bra on his head after being challenged....

One of my favorite non-car-related stories about Sanjay was one random Sunday we were at the park doing a cookout. My phone rang, it was Sanjay. "DUDE, I'm in VEGAS, come see me!" I said, "cool, where are you, we'll come down as soon as we're done with our picnic". To which he replied, "Oh man, my plane leaves in an hour,come to the airport!".

Turns out he had been here for 3 days with a group of people and had sort of forgotten that we lived in Vegas. Unfortunately, we couldn't go down there (45 minute drive, and his plane left in an hour LOL). But, a short time later he was back in Vegas and we were one of the first calls he made when he landed. Had a great evening out with him and one of his local "friends".

I'm kicking myself for not calling him on Thursday - he had turned me on to the show "Outsourced" and I had 4 or 5 episodes on my DVR that I watched. One of the jokes was something that he and I joked about a lot, and I nearly called to say HI at that time.

Sanjay was one of the kindest, most giving people I've ever met. And though I've probably spent no more than 20 or 30 total hours "hanging out" with him (over the course of 8 years), I considered him one of my best friends.

He was for sure "too young" (35, I think?). But, for what it's worth, he made the most of his time here, and I don't think you'll find anyone who wasn't immediately touched by his kindness after they met him.

[J_Parker]

:( I had been blasting through the threads all day and shamefully missed this, I didn't personally know Sanjay but had run into him a few times on the Threads of both this and the other site. He seemed to be a very kind person, and gave without thought of return. As I recall, I believe he was one of the first people to step up to the plate and help me with many of the problems I had with my car. RIP Sanjay, and my condolances to your family.

[vr4chick]

He's still gone...I went to bed last night hoping that it was a bad joke....I still don't understand why....I wish we could all have him back :(

[beepbeep]

I'm just sick about this... He was soooooo young. Vicki, Jackie, whoever is taking care of this... Please let us know how we can contribute. And thank you for handling it. I think this is an absolutely perfect gift. When my mom died, the neighbors all chipped in and got a tree that she had really wanted. They planted it in the backyard and we put some of her ashes in with it. That tree is flourishing... Not only was it the most meaningful memorial we had (we had four total), but that tree is an incredible source of comfort to me. When I miss her, I go sit by it for a while. I hope this tree can bring Sanjay's family that same sense of peace and tranquility in time. What a thoughtful gift. Not sure where you found it, but you're a blessing for doing so.

Lori, Jackie has been behind the majority of this. I only posted the same info over here for those who are either banned or don't go back to 3si at all. I know many in that crowd are old-timers who knew Sanjay.

[beepbeep]

Also, thanks for the sticky.

[Macky]

Sad news. I remember talking to him a long while back. RIP...

[pezcore]

I haven't seen Sanjay since one of our Chicago BBQ meets, and it had been too long before that. RIP buddy :frown:


*edit - I was wondering why so many people were posting :( instead of :frown: why is : ( a mad face?

[Granny]

I never had the privilege to meet him but it's clear how he touched the hearts of those that were his friends.

[vr4chick]

I never had the privilege to meet him but it's clear how he touched the hearts of those that were his friends.

I think that makes it harder for some people. he was just a genuinely nice guy. He cared about everyone...its difficult to deal with.

[beepbeep]

For anyone who wanted to contribute, Jackie has posted this:

Sanjay's family has set up a donation page in his honor to donate to the American Heart Association.

Please take a look.
American Heart/American Stroke Association: (http://honor.americanheart.org/site/TR/Events/General?pxfid=186052&fr_id=1030&pg=fund)

[IndyStealth]

Just read the sad news...

I remember hanging out with Sanjay during a few NGs. He was funny and sincere, all at the same time. A great guy, that everyone considered an instant friend. He will be missed, but his memory will live on.

RIP Sanjay. I can picture you driving off into the sunset with all of us waving goodbye in your rearview.

[sixsixfour]

he was just a genuinely nice guy. He cared about everyone...its difficult to deal with.
So true.

[Alan92RTTT]

Still can't believe this happened. Seems so out of the blue.

Does anyone know more details? Was their some other medical thing going on that caused this?

[beepbeep]

Still can't believe this happened. Seems so out of the blue.

Does anyone know more details? Was their some other medical thing going on that caused this?

There have been no more details or info offered. I will post anything new that comes my way.

[Mike-92RT]

I've never met him or any of you, but i am a respectable person, and he seemed to touch the hearts of every one of you.

He and his family has my condolences from Canada.

RIP Sanjay